Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, nicknamed Shaq, is an American retired professional basketball player who is currently an analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. Listed at 7 ft 1 intall and weighing 325 pounds, he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA. O'Neal played for six teams throughout his 19-year NBA career...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth6 March 1972
CityNewark, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
I feel we made too many mistakes, especially down the stretch. We gave too many of their shooters open looks.
It's good that the proceeds go to where they go, but we have great fan support here, so we just want to give them a good show. Of course, it's not the Finals, so we're not going to go one million percent, but we might go 850,000 percent.
It's the same story against teams like this. We can't afford to make silly mistakes like that.
They're a very young, energetic team. They play with a lot of poise, a lot of enthusiasm. And it's something we have to be prepared for. And we will be. It'll be a good test for us. We respect our opponent very much, but we'll be fine.
It was a shock to me. I found out when (the media) found out. I didn't know what was going on. Stan came in and talked to us and told us his reason for stepping down and we have to accept that.
That's the first time in history somebody has four offensive fouls before he has a defensive foul. They just need to be consistent in how they call the game. And it all starts at the top, when you got a guy like Stu Jackson running stuff, it's obvious why the referees are the way they are.
We know when we have a performance like that most of the time we're going to hear it.
I'll have to have a conversation with the boss, and then we'll see.
I just have to be a little more careful and stay out of foul trouble. I'm in great shape, so I can play as many amount of minutes as I want to.
Hopefully it's the highest-watched game in NBA history. So when I get old, I can tell my kids I played in the game where 700 million people watched.
Hopefully it's the highest-watched game in NBA history.
I didn't say anything about Los Angeles. I said something about certain people. How can you hate a whole city. It doesn't make sense.
When we keep fighting, we're a hard team to beat. Now we just have to take that and bottle it up.
Generals don't panic; then the troops never panic.