Shaq: Lakers Attempted to Throw Games
Apr 21, 2012 | 3:14 PM Written By: Jeff Weisinger
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It's been a while since we've had any controversy over teams trying to throw games. However, former NBA great and current TNT analyst Shaquille O' Neal says that during his time in Los Angeles, the Lakers asked him to skip games late in one season so the team could lose. This would affect seeding, and avoid a first-round match-up against Utah in the playoffs.
As odd as it seems, even though the Jazz has never won an NBA title - while the Lakers have multiple - Utah did sweep the Lakers in the 1998 Western Conference Finals to move onto the NBA finals.
So, does the question of teams throwing games now come up since Shaq's "Lake-show, no-show" claim, or is he just looking for shock factor here?
Source: lakers.ocregister.com
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Smangin it 04/23/2012 12:15 pm
I bet this is a league wide thing goin .. Not just the lakers ... Smh to anybody that thinks that these games are "fair" .... But really, Utah ????
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vest 04/23/2012 1:27 am
And if they throwing games imagine what else they doing shaq better fall back before he mysteriously gets into a car accident
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Rick 04/21/2012 11:36 pm
Dude you're gonna fuck up your relationship with the lakers bruh...you know damn well they're gonna put a statue of you outside stapels.. Don't put that in jeopardy
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Angry Man 04/21/2012 6:19 pm
To be honest he should have kept this on the hush.
