I was watching the Boston/Cleveland NBA contest last night when it hit me: How did I miss the trade that sent Shaquille O’Neal to Cleveland? I admit that I’m not the biggest NBA fan. I spend more time rooting against teams than cheering for one I like. Most of my energy is spent on hating the Lakers and despising Kobe. I hate Kobe more than an employee working at a ski resort in Denver would hate being taken into a room and sodomized while the penetrator’s bodyguards stand outside listening to the encounter and guarding the door. And from what I hear the employee probably would hate that a lot. But that’s purely hypothetical. I at least try to keep up on the NBA and somehow completely missed the Ben Wallace/Sasha Pavlovic-for-Shaquille O’Neal trade.
O’Neal is a funny guy. Sure. But does that make a championship team? Nope. Just because O’Neal has more nicknames than anyone ever in the history of the world doesn’t ensure that Lebron and the Cavs are going to be improved. O’Neals production has been waning in recent years due to health issues. Last year in Phoenix was an abnormality. More than likely, Shaq has a toe issue or hemorrhoid or yeast infection that will cause him to miss half of Cleveland’s games. Then Cleveland will be wondering why they got him and they’ll ship him to a real franchise — like the Clippers.
Shaq will miss 40 games because of this...
