Shaq, Penny, & D-Scott Discuss MSG

Joining Shaq and Ernie Johnson in the TNT studio Thursday night, were O'Neal's former Orlando Magic teammates Penny Hardaway and Dennis Scott.  One of the many topics they discussed were what it was like to play in the greatest arena in the world, Madison Square Garden.

Kevin Love compares himself to Shaq

After setting all kind of records in their 83-point win over Nigeria on Thursday, Team USA men's basketball team won a nail-biter over Lithuania 99-94 on Saturday.  Lithuania actually led 84-82 with 5:50 to play!  After the game USA forward Kevin Love took to Twitter to rip on his 3-8 free throw shooting performance in the Lithuania game.  Love tweeted out the following: "Shaq on the free throw line today!!! My bad USA. Good win for us. Needed a game like that. On to the next."  Hopefully @SHAQ will have a reply!

17 years later Shaq still making up excuses for his 1995 NBA Finals loss

Can someone please remind us why Shaquille O'Neal was added to TNT's Inside the NBA cast?  Before Tuesday night's Thunder and Lakers game the Kazaam movie star stated that the reason his Orlando Magic lost to the Houston Rockets in the 1995 NBA Finals was because the Magic were "rusty" due to "17 days off" before game one of the NBA Finals.  WTF Shaq, people have the internet nowadays.  Did The Big Liar not think this would be looked up? 
Game 7 - Eastern Conference Finals was on June 4th, 1995
Game 1 - NBA Finals was on June 7th, 1995
Not only was there only a two day layover, the Magic were SWEPT by the Rockets 4-0.  Hakeem Olajuwon ended up taking Shaq to the woodshed averging 32.8/11.5/5.5. 
 

Doctor Shaq

Shaquille O'Neal is now Doctor Shaq!  On Saturday O'Neal obtained his doctoral degree in education from Barry University.  Shaq graduated with a 3.8 grade point average.  On Saturday night's post-game edition of TNT'sInside the NBA Kenny Smith gave Shaq a new nickname; "The Big Plagiarist!!!"  Shaq said that he wanted to get his doctoral degree for his mom and his kids.  Personally I think he did it for Neon Boudeaux who dropped out of Western University in 1994 amid at point shaving scandal that rocked the Western University Dolphins basketball team.

Brad Miller Crying on the T-Wolves Bench

All 17 people in attendance at the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets game on Thursday night gave Brad Miller a standing ovation as he checked out of his final NBA game in the 4th quarter.  Miller was greated with pounds and bro hugs by his teammates and soon after that, Miller was reduced to tears on the Timberwolves bench.  Miller will always be remembered for having Shaq miss punching him in the head when he was on the Chicago Bulls and for being a white dude that rocked corn rows!