Memo to Shaq: Seriously, stop embarrassing yourself
The TMZ.com clip with Shaq freestyling (if labeling it as such even does the rap genre justice) a diss to Kobe is quickly gaining chatter among our readers, SportsCenter and the talk radio circuit. The language prevents me from linking directly to it, but if you want to find it, I trust you're all Internet savvy enough to figure out the navigation. Honestly, this is the kind of post topic I hate to even waste my time with, but I guess I'm somewhat obligated as a Lakers blogger to offer an opinion. So here it is.
Shaquille O'Neal is a jackass.
Mind you, I'm not saying this to "take Kobe's side". This isn't
even about "taking sides". If Shaq doesn't like Kobe, whatever, I couldn't care less, it's his right. I got more important things to worry about than The Diesel's Christmas card list. But if you're unwilling to let the past go (and honestly, were I Shaq, I don't know if I could forgive Kobe blabbing to the Colorado PD, either), at least be
straight up about it. Don't go telling ESPN that you're "happy for" and "proud of" Kobe's MVP season, then turn and blast him in such nakedly petty fashion. Are we really supposed to believe you're "proud" of a guy who, according to you, "ruined your marriage?" Really? You were swelling with pride three weeks ago, but have since decided to mock Kobe for coming up short in the Finals? Seems like something of a stretch (similar to your explanation that it was all "just in fun"). Perhaps you'd be better off simply stating that Bryant had a great season and leaving it with some degree of actual sincerity.
Here's another idea I'll run by Mr. Fu. Start talking less, period. For a guy on a rapid decline and now mostly relevant for weighing down (literally and figuratively) the Phoenix Suns after a horrendous trade, Shaq sure does seem willing to chat himself up like he's still balling in his prime. Instead of talking about the body part Kobe should be kissing or how you're better than Kareem, try talking with your trainer about how to get in shape and possibly make good on the promise that your time in the desert would equal a title. Or try talking about a topic that doesn't involve your ex-teammates. Seriously, is there anybody in the NBA more willing to throw dudes he used to play with under the bus? First Penny Hardaway. Then Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson. Most recently, Ricky Davis and that lightning bolt for controversy, Chris Quinn. Because clearly, your productivity, great health and ability to stay out of foul trouble during your last days in Miami merited a better caliber of teammate to chauffeur you along to a fifth title. Glad you took that rookie point guard most folks need to Google to know who the hell I'm referencing down a peg.
I'm still willing to buy O'Neal as a good teammate, as enough people have seemed to enjoy sharing roster space with him. But is there a worse EX-TEAMMATE in the league? If I'm Steve Nash or Amare Stoudemire, I've already marked my calender
for a year and a half from now when Shaq's expiring contract gets moved
to Charlotte and he starts calling them "selfish." It'll be a
plum development for Gerald Wallace, however, who'll spend February-April of
2010 suddenly anointed as "the best small forward I ever played with." Like I said a few years back when Shaq pulled a shameless Staples cameo, Kobe may not be the easiest teammate in the world to play with, but behavior like this is something he just seems above. Kobe's most notorious public teammate trashing (this summer with Andrew Bynum) was inexcusable, but at least he presumably figured his thoughts were being shared with a couple random parking lot dudes in private. Shaq doesn't even seem interested in this kind of crap unless there's an audience on hand.
Honestly, it's somewhere between cringe-inducing and just plain sad to watch Shaq grow so obviously uncomfortable with not being the dominant force he was once was. To see that blatant need to remain in the spotlight, even when his play doesn't merit such props. He's turned into the basketball version of a dude undergoing a mid-life crisis. If he didn't already have a fleet's worth, I'd expect to see Shaq pacing around in a Porsche dealership trying to figure out if a red, black or silver exterior makes him look youngest. To say he's not handling this transition well would be an understatement. And every time he opens his mouth in such stupid fashion, he's only further tarnishing a HOF career in its twilight and risking being remembered as an immature and graceless jerk. It's not the way I'd wrap up a brilliant basketball life, but hey, the world isn't mine, so what do I know?
One last note: That violent force you felt underneath the ground was The Notorious B.I.G. rolling over in his grave after being dragged into this nonsense. At least reference Vanilla Ice or somebody less talented.
AK
AAAAH ...HA I GOT IT FOLKS: LISTEN ALL 10milliondollarzen IS ACTUALLY SHAQ'S DAD DEFENDING HIS BIG BABY BOY!
READ BELOW:
AK,
Kobe ripped his own young teammate in a similar "gottcha" video last summer. Shaq's silly, maybe a little bitter of Kobe's relative youth , whatever (and we all know their were nuances, unlucky breaks in that first round SA/Phoenix series - which is about as far as Kobe's gone before this year anyway...)
Kobe has proved himself to be slimey again and again, demanding trades, calling out teammates, breaking up a team - and then getting happy when the goin' gets right.
I'd find your post honest if you wrote a similar - and harsher -one about Kobe's history right beside it.
Posted by: 10milliondollarzen
Posted by: AAAAH ...HA | June 23, 2008 at 10:35 PM
The most undeniable "smack down" column i have ever seen!
I am now going to compare AK to "Orrin in Denver" and
Shaq is"Jeff in Richmond"
Posted by: Kyle | June 23, 2008 at 10:35 PM
"Why in the world are Boston fans STILL trolling around here? Whats the problem? Cant find a high schooler that'll let you impregnate her?"
you gotta love current event jokes
nice one, complex!
Posted by: CBuck | June 23, 2008 at 10:37 PM
Nice to see soo many Boke supporters here ripping Shaq, including the OP... but:
KOBE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT SHAQ
and THAT'S THE TRUTH
Posted by: abc | June 23, 2008 at 10:37 PM
Karyanr: thanks my friend - I would take SofS and have you help me negotiate some treaty to put Shaq in Siberia where he belongs..........
GO LAKERS!
PS: PSLakerfan: we have to do something during the Suns/Thugs game @ Indian Wells to let Shaq know he's an a**. I might be getting floor passes and will have to say something to him when I meet him. I hope the blog team can give me some good stuff to say - cause I am not that witty..... GO blog team.
Posted by: PsychedLakerGirl | June 23, 2008 at 10:41 PM
Do you see what I see
Since we would have to take back at least 10.4 mil in salaries for Lamar, and even more if others are thrown in , what players would you take back along with the draft picks?
MH
Posted by: michael h | June 23, 2008 at 10:42 PM
Mike T.
"Shaq would never say something like that if it wasn't something that borders on a consensus of what most think."
Are you referring to Kobe's confession to the Corado investigators? You have had brush with the law Mike, I'm positive you're familiar with perjury when being investigated without the presence of the lawyer. Kobe answered the questions based on his knowledge, if he denied and found out later that he perjured, there is another case lodged of perjury. Kobe's mistake was answering questions w/o legal representations, he was an immature kid caught in the act, trying to hide it from the public, from his family and from the basketball world. However, I think Kobe was telling the truth and fans knew whats going on in the NBA from Magic getting HIV, Big Game James rendevouz with courtesy gals, Dr. J extra marital affairs with reporter, MJ women that led to divorce with Juanita and so forth, etc. Shaq was cheated by his wife because he was busy counting his money, doing a lot of PR work, defending his doctoral thesis at Phoenix University & further massage his ego and balancing it with his gout.
The end is near and curtain is about to fall. Lakers should reserve a place to hang his jersey for the sake posterity. They have to find a rightful place not in those honorable wall of rafters but a more prominent place where Staple audience could see. It has to be just above a garbage can with an epitaph underneath: "The Big Garbage Mouth played here".
Posted by: Edwin Gueco | June 23, 2008 at 10:46 PM
"I have no problem ripping Shaq for this but remember to do the same when a laker does similar or worse, like the coach dating the owners daughter, hmmm how thats not a sexual discrimantion lawsuit waiting to happen I have no clue
Dont throw rocks in a glass house- Posted by: Laker Lover| June 23, 2008 at 09:56 PM"
Noun 1. sexual discrimination - discrimination (usually in employment) that excludes one sex (usually women) to the benefit of the other sex
Consenting Adults -In polyamorous relationships and families, various arrangements of consenting adult men and women choose to love and support each other emotionally, spiritually, physically, and often financially.
Phil Jackson - Age: 62 years (born September 17, 1945)
Jeanie Buss - Age 40ish???
Callifornia age of Consent - Age 18
Yawn... playing with kids bores me, if you're trying to make a point, talk with the Boston trolls. Their I.Q enables such stupidity.
Posted by: complex brotha | June 23, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Kobe was MIA when it counted in the finals....period.
I'll admit, Kobe has mad skills, but he's not a team player. You replace Kobe with Ray Allen on those Laker teams when Shaq was there and the they would have won championships in those same years, and maybe more....because Ray isn't a selfish A-hole like Kobe, and Shaq would have stayed in LA.
Posted by: Jimmy Jam | June 23, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Okay - now I just watched it and that is just juvenile. He is really an A**. But I am a firm believer that they should just take this out on the court.
I hope the LAKERS kick the Suns bu**s every game this year. Mark it on the calendars now........that first Suns/Lakers game should be a doozy - I bet TNT will be showing it. Or maybe it will be Xmas day - wouldn't that be a nice present for the kids to open and shut!
GO AB!!! Stuff one right in Shaq's fat mug! And then maybe MVP can can slam one down the next time down the court.
How many more days before we start playing??? This is worse than in between playoff games.
GO LAKERS!!! We needed some fodder to get us riled. This should do it.
I LOVE THIS GAME!
Posted by: PsychedLakerGirl | June 23, 2008 at 10:49 PM
CBuck,
I agree. I don't see Kobe dropping Shaq's name during the questioning as something that was done maliciously. I doubt it was a question of him thinking, "If I give them something on Shaq, who isn't even accused of a crime, maybe I'll somehow get out of this." That doesn't make any sense.
However, if a friend of mine under questioning brought my personal life into it with the tone being "Why should I be the one sweating this when AK does blah, blah, blah," I'd have a hard time forgiving that. Knowing he threw my business into the mix and gave no regard whatsoever as to whether it could become public or the effect it could have on my life. I take loyalty very seriously, which would make this difficult to reconcile.
Mind you, I don't say this to excuse Shaq's behavior (which is hopefully obvious from the post). But I get where he'd still have issues with Kobe along these lines. I just wish he'd stop talking out of both sides of his both. Or frankly, just stop talking.
AK
Posted by: Andrew Kamenetzky | June 23, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Can we abort this thread and pretend it never happened?
Posted by: Benjamin | June 23, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Cbuck/Complex: Sorry, I'm not in high school anymore, so pardon me if I don't get the joke.
ABC: It's as easy as "abc and 123".
Kobe HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING without Shaq O'neal.
So you, my friend, are CORRECT.
Shaq O'neal and Ko-crybaby are both an EMBARASSEMENT.
If you want class, look at the following:
Paul "class act last summer when he wanted out" Pierce
Kevin "Anything's Possible!" Garnett
Ray "Kobe is selfish and I won a championship" Allen
"Top of the World" Laides
Enjoy
http://ballhype.com/video/nba_finals_kevin_garnett_emotional_interview_after/
Posted by: Let's go C's! | June 23, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Question to the more informed
Are there any restrictions as far as making a trade on a current player for a draft pick, I know salaries have to be fairly close when it involves normal trades, but how is that possible with draft picks?
Posted by: Do You See What I See | June 23, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Would you guys please stop picking on me.
This is worse than that time in gym class when I squirted my shorts and had to wrap a towel around my waist before walking in front of the Jr Varsity pep squad and Terry Mcgillicutty pushed me down and beat my ass. Can't you just let me get along? I need to feel superior. I live in my Mom's basement for Christsakes.
Posted by: Let's go C's! | June 23, 2008 at 10:57 PM
"hmmm what does that make Kobe, who brings his kids to the intreview podium after playoff games? Whats his motivation? Posted by: Laker Lover | June 23, 2008 at 09:51 PM"
Ummmmm If I had to take a stab at this, I'd say a Proud Doting Parent?
Posted by: complex brotha | June 23, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Just say no to draft picks...
We are the 2nd youngest team in the league (I believe). We just came 2nd in the finals. We do not need youth, we need vets. We need experienced players that are able to understand the importance of momentum, the importance of defense and most importantly, the importance of consistent effort.
Youth may bring us promise for the future, but the future is now. We need warriors that will propel us to greatness now.
We need to learn, to improve, and keep this core together. They shall marinate and create a masterpiece that will bring ecstacy to our taste buds.
Go Lakers! Well said Cbuck!!!
Posted by: Faith | June 23, 2008 at 10:59 PM
Shaq has become a very bitter old man.
tsk tsk tsk... funny how he keeps saying @ss cuz it seems his career's going down the toilet. blech...
We don't even need to trash him anymore cuz he's doing it himself.
Posted by: SamLL | June 23, 2008 at 11:05 PM
Michael H
Thanks, I knew I was missing something. Too bad, I was starting to get pumped up.
I guess we could take Shawn Marion's contract and do a sign and trade with Sasha plus Farmar.
There's some good college players that would help this team immediately and in the future
Posted by: Do You See What I See | June 23, 2008 at 11:06 PM
It's absolutely pathetic how the ESPN crew tries to defend Shaq.
Posted by: fkillah | June 23, 2008 at 11:16 PM
" Cbuck/Complex: Sorry, I'm not in high school anymore, so pardon me if I don't get the joke" Posted by: Let's go C's! June 23, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Oh My bad, I just ASSummed anyone spending so much time on another teams blog posting lame neener neener neener We finally won a Title after 21 years of sucking ass in the sorry Eastren Conference insults, instead of out celebrating THEIR teams Championship with friends and other likeminded Fans was ...
A) A High School nerd without friends or transportation to leave his parents basement and celebrate like a normal fan would.
B) An Adult Nerd without friends or transportation to leave his parents basement and celebrate like a normal fan would.
C) A mildly retarded overzealous Fan that just learned how to use the internet and is now addicted in his parents basement but hasnt figured out how to get around the "adult web site" blocking feature so they spend all their time here.
D) Someone with low self esteem because of underachieving and residing in their parents basement that lashes out at others via anonymous blog posts.
or finally
E) Someone with Tourettes Syndrome tucked away safely in their parents basement that gets satisfaction out of typing LAKERS SUCK, Kobe SUCKS, Odum SUCKS or any other Noun you can think of as long as you get to type SUCKS at the end of it.
Posted by: complex brotha | June 23, 2008 at 11:24 PM
complex:
All of the above my friend.
You can call me all the names you want, but CELTIC'S WON.
Let me repeat, CELTIC'S WIN!!!
ahahahaahahahahaha
brahhahhahahhahbrahahahahahh
Don't cry my friend. Maybe next year.
Posted by: Let's go C's! | June 23, 2008 at 11:35 PM
I agree with Mychal Thompson on this...LOW CLASS. And, to claim to be better than Kareem??? Shaq was just the biggest guy around, but had weak basketball skills (I'm sorry, but hitting a two-footer on a guy who's shorter and weaker than you, or body-slamming people out of your way because you're huge is not skills). I was happy we had the biggest guy on OUR team, but I never thought he was the most skilled. And, I soured on him quick when he started coming into training camp out of shape and/or complaining about his sore pinkie toe...that's just inexcusable...and, exposes his true character.
Shaq is not even in the same league as Kareem. Period. And, in terms of skills, work ethic, dedication, and heart, is not in the same league as Kobe, either.
And, I have to say, it's pretty disappointing to read and hear about people supporting Shaq's cheating on his wife and coming down on Kobe for breaking some ridiculous man code...you people have no ethics. I'm more disgusted that Shaq cheated so much...if he wants to blame anyone, he needs to look in the mirror. He's the one with no honor and no respect...for himself OR the mother of his kids. His wife sleeping with her trainer now seems like karma to me...he got back what he gave. Dirty ass.
Shaq is that embarrassing guy who's past his prime (because of his own lack of heart and discipline), but is refusing to accept it so he has to do outrageous things to stay in the limelight. If he had a smidgen of dignity and class, he could've been one of the Laker greats. Now, I hope they don't retire his jersey...he disrespected the fans here, the city that loved him, the team and it's players, and continues to do so years after he's long gone. I'm starting to think that retiring his jersey would be a betrayal now.
How is a guy who led his team to the worst record in the Eastern Conference before being traded, then led his new team to a 1st round playoff loss, calling out someone who led his team to the NBA Finals? Seriously.
Posted by: Janet | June 23, 2008 at 11:35 PM
complex BRO-THER
BTW, pretty funny. You should tryout for the Improv or Apollo.
I promise I will clap-clap clap-clap-clap-clap.
"Anything Possible!" --K Garnett
Posted by: Let's go C's! | June 23, 2008 at 11:38 PM
Hey Janet,
Shaq O'neal: 3 Finals MVP and 4 Titles
Kobe Bryant: No Finals MVP and 3 Titles riding Shaq's fat ass.
BTW, Celtics win!!!!!
haahahaahah
Posted by: Let's go C's! | June 23, 2008 at 11:40 PM
Complex
That was just classic
Posted by: Do You See What I See | June 23, 2008 at 11:44 PM
Do You See What I See
Hey, go F yourself.
haaahaahah
"Anythings possible!" --Kevin "MVP" Garnett
Did I mention that Celts' win?
haahaahhhahhahahahaahahahah
Posted by: Let's go C's! | June 23, 2008 at 11:54 PM
C's...why are you here? I don't remember you here last year when your team was the worst in the league. I mean, I can understand (a little bit) during the Finals, but are you this hard up for something to do?
Regardless, I'm guessing you've never played basketball (but, I'm sure you're wicked good at Guitar Hero). Anyone who bases value or skill on how many awards someone has received has zero comprehension of the game.
Posted by: Janet | June 23, 2008 at 11:56 PM
Do you see what I see - as far as I know, you have to find a way to make salaries match on a certain level. In other words, if the Lakers were to try and trade a certain shooter from Serbia/Montenegro to Charlotte for the #9 pick, and that pick were to have a salary set somewhere around $2.2 mil, then the Bobcats would have to throw in some other players to offset the aforementioned snowboarder's $6 mil and change.. like maybe Sean May and some cash consideration? I think there can be around a 10% leeway, up or down?
Posted by: dave m | June 23, 2008 at 11:58 PM
Please stop making fun of let's go c's.
The boy has obviously had a difficult child hood and this is the one thing that has happened in his entire life that adds any value to it, or for that matter anything that might keep his life from being utterly pathetic and completely meaningless.
And the poor thing has to live in his mother's basement like some kind of mutant dog.
Its just sad.
Posted by: Lots of Love | June 23, 2008 at 11:59 PM
"Shaq just showed us all how ignorant and stupid he is and has always been. He is truly an embarassment to Black people worldwide. I am ashamed to think that his big ignorant mouth represents us people of color. Shaw, shut the hell up and go away. You are a has been and not ever will you have any class."
Um, what the hell are you talking about? If you're really a person of color (which I doubt), you have some serious image issues or you would not have posted the above. Shaq does not represent all black people, not in Los Angeles or anywhere else, including world wide. If you're embarrassed, then it has nothing to do with Shaq. Maybe you need a shrink.
Shaq is an embarrassment to people, period. He's a clown with no class who doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut.
Posted by: SoCalGal | June 24, 2008 at 12:13 AM
Good night ladies.
Yo Complex, Celtic's win!
hahahah
I'll be back the next time there's Faker news.
Posted by: Let's go C's! | June 24, 2008 at 12:13 AM
"Paul "class act last summer when he wanted out" Pierce
Kevin "Anything's Possible!" Garnett
Ray "Kobe is selfish and I won a championship" Allen"
those three look very irish if you ask me
I am so proud of my celtics team
Posted by: got you | June 24, 2008 at 12:28 AM
Shaq the idiot, old down the hill attention whore
Posted by: gdchild | June 24, 2008 at 12:58 AM
I love how laker fans now hate shaq but u sure all kissed his butt when he was helping u win championships..Wait till Kobe wants to get traded and turns his back on the lakers..Lets see how much u love him then.. 7 for 22..He's no Jordan..
Lets see those stats again..
Shaq: 4 rings, Mvp, 3 MVP finals
Kobe: 3 rings ( none without shaq)..Mvp..No MVP Finals.
Damn I mean celtics practically broke every record when they played the lakers..Damn even up 24 points and can't win the game.
Posted by: Ki | June 24, 2008 at 01:25 AM
vicky
f-u, shack's weight was always as issue, problem was so were his ears....selective hearing. Team, can't recall who, tried each year to tell him 275 would be great, would improve his mobility, he would still have the power, and he would prolong his career...oh well, Lakers did him a favor by calling him something like 323 for years when he was probably 363...Many college players come into the league with that baby fat, but they realize that the NBA is their job and a wonderful at that. They follow indivualized programs. "LoveShack" never listened to anyone. He knew it all, and he still thinks he does. I hope he enjoys living in the "Heat", not Miami, but Phoenix...Maybe he can sweat off 60 pounds....Players do change their weights according to the team needs. I remember Rick Fox putting on some extra weight to play power forward (on defense), or Kobe even tried it when Pippen and Jordan were still pumping weights like Arnold, but he did this past season at around 25 pounds less than the year before, and he still wasn't pushed around. Shaq is as Shaq was...maybe Orlando will hang his jersey up....after all he brought them to the brink...of winning. Dude is either on meds or needs meds.
Posted by: humanomaly | June 24, 2008 at 02:36 AM
who cares? it's all about euro 2008! viva españa!
Posted by: yikes | June 24, 2008 at 02:43 AM
Hey "let's go c's"
Get the Hell out of this classy blog and go back to beantown and pass gass.
"Ray Allen"...2 more to go before he ties Kobe, and Kobe's sitll pretty good, and the healthy Lakers are still better than the pudge boys you call your basketball team.
Pick up game at the park, choose sides.....and I bet the c's get chosen last because they look like a buncha guys who just want to go get ice cream after the game.
Enjoy your winnngs because it was a gift, from McHale and Stern. (Lovely commercial, the 3 whatevers, and the trophy)...
By the way, how much weight has Pierce gained in the last 2 years?????
Posted by: humanomaly | June 24, 2008 at 02:48 AM
How about another interpretation of this? It's Shaq pleading (awkwardly and stupidly) with the Lakers to get him back from Phoenix so he can:
1) win another title
2) make sure his 34 jersey is hanging in the rafters
3) retire in glory.
I think he would be delighted to be Bynum's backup. I think he'd even be willing to take a pay cut. Instead of interpreting this as an attack on Kobe, couldn't it be a plea to say "I'm ready to do it again, please take me back"?
Now I admit it's perverse, but it seems to me to correspond more to Shaq's mental weirdness than just a gratuitous and vicious attack on Kobe. Hasn't anyone noticed a resemblance in mental processes between Shaq and Starbury? They both blurt out the weirdest things that dance through their heads and don't think about the meaning. I don't think Shaq's grudge is as deep as the rap diatribe makes it appear.
His marriage story confirms this. If he really thinks Kobe's snitching broke up his marriage, it must be because it was true and Shaunie found the proof. If it wasn't true they would have worked it out.
But the real point I'm trying to make is that Shaq is less mean and spiteful than he is out of control. Which is why I really think he'd jump on the chance to be back on the Lakers' roster and would fall over praising Kobe for everything, just as he is already doing half the time!
By the way, I agree with Janet and others who throw into doubt the "man code" business. From what I read at the time, Kobe didn't know he was being recorded (shouldn't the investigating officers inform a suspect that they are recording him with a concealed device?), It's very probable he was rambling in his confusion - thinking out loud, thinking of his own alternatives, including imitating Shaq - rather than trying to shift the blame to Shaq. I think at that point he didn't really believe the whole thing would lead to formal charges and he was going over in his mind all the reasons why that shouldn't happen. The critical question is, would he have said that if he knew he was being recorded? I think not. I actually think it's a more serious violation of the supposed "man codes" that that bit of the transcript was released, because it had no bearing on the case itself and in now way led to prosecution of Shaq. Shaq should have been more upset with the Colorado law enforcement team than with Kobe.
Posted by: tsphere | June 24, 2008 at 02:58 AM
What "Let's go..." should keep in mind is that B-Ball is over for the year. Last year was last year. Congrats to the C's, NBA champs '08.
Moving on.
The continual trolling now has nothing to do with the Lakers or Celtics or the NBA in any way.
It now has everything to do with your personality defects. It's just a game. I can look out my window and watch the little kids shooting hoops in the park.
Outside. Ever been? And as for the other kids they're playing with?
Those are called "Friends."
Get some.
Hey, P-L-G! I mean, Ms. Secretary of State (LOL)...
Per your suggestion, the Siberian Experient is in the works. Just need to find an air-freighter that could lift all that dead weight and haul it over there. No trouble tricking the "subject" into boarding, though - just toss a twinkie in the cargo compartment, and get out the way!
Posted by: karyanr | June 24, 2008 at 04:14 AM
The Shaq Rap...
Shaq the big dog
don't know what he talk about
He to old got no game
Just tryin to live on his fame
Dissing KB24, what a bore
The Heat let him go
Poor Suns don't know
Shaq over the hill
But still paying his wifes bills
Shaq, you aint funny
Just give HER a mil
And homeboy, learn to rap
cuz you just crap!
Posted by: Laker_Fan_Tastic | June 24, 2008 at 04:24 AM
I found this at a site called the Sportsman's Daily: Shaquille O’Neal Taking Off Entire Off-Season Too
It's about a year old, but it's hilarious and hits the Diesel where it hurts -- check it out: http://www.sportsmansdaily.com/shaqoffseason.html
Posted by: Charles | June 24, 2008 at 04:25 AM
Shaq got no class
Shaq got no Rap
Shaq got no game
Shaq got no rhyme
Shaq got no wife
Oh my dear... what a shame
I would say don't give up the day job but,
You don't have one or at least...
You NEVER Show Up Homeboy!
Ohhh baby!!!!
Posted by: The Fan | June 24, 2008 at 04:29 AM
vicky,
"No one ever talked about his weight until he left."
Completely untrue. There was always frustration with Shaq's poor conditioning and unwillingness to work on his game, because the fans know that, as great as the three titles were, 6-8 would have been even better.
Posted by: exhelodrvr | June 24, 2008 at 04:45 AM
AK,
Usually you're accused of hating Kobe. Now you're accused of defending him too much. Apparently you're taking the balanced path.
Posted by: exhelodrvr | June 24, 2008 at 04:48 AM
Janet, LOVED the POST....
Posted by: lakersrydeordie | June 24, 2008 at 05:03 AM
Thanks for this. I'm so tired of reporters laughing and thinking Shaq is so funny.
I never liked him, even with the championships. I always supported Kobe over him.
It's true that Shaq can't deal with anyone around him. He's shown it on every team.
The Lakers ought to think twice before putting his name on the wall.
Posted by: Larry | June 24, 2008 at 05:13 AM
*_____________________________*
SHAQ TELL ME HOW BEING A HAS
BEEN TASTES BANDWAGON
*____________________________*
(01) Mamba24 - Owner
*________________________________*
Get Well Fairweather Fatty BANDWAGON
*________________________________*
(01) FAITH - OWNER
(02) EDWIN GUECO - Driver
(03) Mamba24 - Slow down on those meds. Fatty! LOL
(04) RICK FRIEDMAN – Will get some dit dar jar
(05) CALIPHILOSOPHER - Fatty - I wish you a speedy recovery!
(06) utzworld THE BANNER HOLDER -Dear Lord, send Your healing power &
virtue to Fairweather Fatty. You are a healer - manifest Yourself to Fatty's body.
Let him rest, recover and be completely restored from head to toe.
Strengthen him & rejuvenate his entire mind, body, soul & spirit for Your glory.
We thank You for all of Your blessings & for answering this prayer...AMEN!
(07) TOAD - Fatty......get well soon, man! We need your humor & enthusiasm
here...........hope all goes well for you.
(08) WES - Fairweather, "as one examining doctor said, "you don't how hard
it is for me" It was probably the Lakers shorts that did that.
(09) CHARLES -Hope you are better!
(10) LAKERTOM – Laker Shorts Indeed!
(11)JUSTANOTHETRMAMBAFAN - Fatty - hope you're better soon. And
btw - way to represent in the hospital! You should get some kind of award for
that! It's not too many people who would take their life in their hands like that
while being in a weakened state like that - good job!
(12) CHARLES - Dude God's speed. I have 3 herniated disks in my neck amongst
two other recovering injuries from MMA.
Posted by: MAMBA24 | June 24, 2008 at 05:16 AM
hehe
Posted by: Shaq-Fu | June 24, 2008 at 05:31 AM
AND THE WINNER AND NEW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
IS.....COMPLEX_BROTHA
Posted by: MAMBA24 | June 24, 2008 at 05:48 AM