Shaquille O’Neal is unlikely to play in tonight’s crucial Game Six against the Miami Heat. The Big Shamrock’s NBA career could be over. via Has Shaq Played His Last NBA Game?.
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Shaquille O’Neal
With Shaq on the mend, the Cavs lineup has a great big hole in the middle. The person who fills it could be a great buy for the last few weeks of the season.
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Sometimes the difference between contenders and pretenders isn’t what they do, it’s how they do it. For example, let’s consider the Central Division-leading Cleveland Cavaliers, and last-place Chicago Bulls. When the Bulls recorded a video featuring the biggest hits of the ’80s — they sang the songs themselves — committing crimes against music that listeners [...]
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In an attempt to cash in on the popularity of Bravo’s “Real Housewives” franchise, VH1 will roll out a new ‘reality’ series following the lives of the wives and girlfriends of several notable NBA players. “Basketball Wives” will debut in March. The initial eight-episode order will feature the women in the lives of Shaquille O’Neal, [...]
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Most years, before training camps even open, you can narrow down the list of title contenders to, say, seven or eight without much of a struggle. This year, the differences between the contenders and pretenders seem even more pronounced; to borrow a hideously overused poker metaphor, teams like the Lakers, Spurs, Cavs, Magic and Celtics [...]
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From: zegers@rotowire.com Subject: Give and Go Date: March 3, 2009 3:47 AM PDT To: liss@rotowire.com Strange things are afoot this week, Chris. Shaquille O’Neal is the hottest player in the league, and the Pistons are knocking off top teams left and right. I feel like it’s 2004 all over again. Shaq first. The return to [...]
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In last week’s Give and Go column, Chris Liss and I talked about how difficult it is for NBA teams to handle major personnel changes at mid-season. Comfort level and familiarity with teammates is so crucial to success at both ends of the floor – and that really only comes from practice reps. And yet, [...]
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