Really nice article in today's Oregonian about Shaq's relationship with a high school basketball player from Vancouver who's dealing with cancer. http://highschoolsports.oregonlive.com/news/article/294486032/vancouver-teen-never-wants-the-season-to-end/ Behind all of the NBA world bravado, Shaq's always seemed to me to be a good guy. This article confirms that.
Re: OT: Shaq & Vancouver Teen Yeah, just wait until Shaq finds a new kid, with worse cancer. He'll throw that kid under the bus so fast.
Re: OT: Shaq & Vancouver Teen Great read. Shaq's always seemed like a good guy to me. He's got a big heart.
Re: OT: Shaq & Vancouver Teen I had other ideas of what this thread was gonna be... ...very dissapointed
Re: OT: Shaq & Vancouver Teen He's basically still a kid, inside. Can never understand how you can hate such a funny guy.
Re: OT: Shaq & Vancouver Teen What a pathetic, heartless take. You sound like a jealous loser to me. When is the last time you befriended someone in need?
Re: OT: Shaq & Vancouver Teen Not my fault that some of you have such dirty minds...uh, make that most of you have dirty minds.
OT: Shaq and Columbia River HS Kid It's really hard for me to dislike Shaq. Everytime I try, I read yet another thing about the guy that surprises me. http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/03/shaquille_oneal_brings_his_gam.html
Re: OT: Shaq and Columbia River HS Kid Shaq is crazy. I remember that guy used to leave $100 bill for a $12 sandwhich at Jerry's Deli when he was on the lakers.
Re: OT: Shaq and Columbia River HS Kid "A day late and a dollar short... which has, always been the story of my life". http://sportstwo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=137662
Re: OT: Shaq & Vancouver Teen Hmm, searched back but didn't see this thread. Mods, please move or eliminate that one I started. Edit - done already.
Re: OT: Shaq and Columbia River HS Kid Shaq's the man!!! At some point in time, on the old message board (I think), I told my own personal story of how I'd gotten to meet him during his rookie year and on numerous occasions since then. Shaq's one cool dude! I'll put it this way, anybody who's ever had anything "bad" to say about the guy would probably completely change their opinion of him within the first 60 seconds of meeting him. The kid's quote from the article sums it perfectly: "He's like a big kid." A really, really, really BIG fuckin' kid... but, definitely one of the coolest people you'll ever meet, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, net-worth, etc.
Re: OT: Shaq & Vancouver Teen Shaq was my favorite player in the league actually until he went on the Lakers. I had shaq hats and shirts and shit in high school.
Re: OT: Shaq and Columbia River HS Kid [video=youtube;IuKOc_Mpumc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuKOc_Mpumc[/video]
Re: OT: Shaq & Vancouver Teen A jealous loser? Fuck you. It was a joke at the way Shaq has handled his departure from every team he has left in the NBA. Lighten up Francis.
