[ewing]

Such a good way to celebrate his first day as a 'religion of peace' Muslim by bashing Asians!

[danneskjold]

Shaq is a punk...always has been, always will be...

[mhking]

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[dfwgator]

But I am street.

No Shaq, you're a jerk. Besides, look at the team in the NBA with the best record, the Dallas Mavericks. Four White starters on the team. Look at how bad the all-black US team did at the recent world championships. The days of showboating basketball winning championships is coming to an end, basketball is once again becoming a team game.

[copycat]

Always make your first foul a hard foul. Your opponent's timimg will be affected, as he waits to absorb the next blow that never comes.

[KSCITYBOY]

It's okay to be a racist if your black.. This story has no legs because of that premise. Wait and see.

[dirtboy]

When asked this summer how he would greet Yao Ming to the NBA, [who is a rookie this year from the Republic of China] Shaq said he would let his elbows do the talking.

Having seen Ming a bit on TV, methinks Shaq had better also try playing some defense. And if NBA refs called offensive fouls, Shaq wouldn't stand a chance against Ming. He still might have difficulty - his preferred method of trying to muscle someone out of the way won't work against someone tall enough to maintain separation and still be difficult to shoot over.

[geaux]

Sounds like basic trash talk between players on opposing teams, to me.

[anymouse]

Hopefully O'Neil is smart enough not to try this at a Rockets home game. He might not make it back to LA. Yao Ming might be a Chinese citizen, but now he's a Texan. And that makes all the difference in the World. When you attack a Texan, you just took on the whole state of Texas. Of course taking on a billion odd Chinese isn't too smart either. ;)

[nolaw0ady]

Didn't Fuzzy Zoeler (sp?) make some "insensitive" remarks about Tiger Woods a couple years back? I remember that story being ALL OVER the tv. This is probably the last we'll hear about Shaq's racist comments.

[Enterprise]

Yao Ming to Shaq: "You're mother sleeps with Russian infantry troops."

[tallhappy]

[who is a rookie this year from the Republic of China]

No !!!

ROC is Taiwan.

He is from the People's Republic of China.

aka Red China, Communist China, or just China etc...

[Chi-townChief]

Wait a minute! Shaq is only slurring Asians - What's the problem?!?!?!?

[Enterprise]

Yao Ming to Shaq: "You're mother got her first job in a brothel in Shanghai."

[My2Cents]

Well, I guess that destroys any chance of Shaq becoming Senate Majority Leader some day...

[Dog Gone]

I guess I'm so politically incorrect that I don't see it as a racial slur. He's making fun of the fact that Yao Ming is someone who barely speaks english and isn't an American.

It's rude, and certainly not politically correct, but a racial slur?

[My2Cents]

Shaq said he would let his elbows do the talking.

More like his fat gut....Good ol' Fatty Shaq.

[cactusSharp]

I'm not Shaq fan but in fairness this needs a mention
Shaq has never taken a dime from pro basketball in salary......he donates it to charity..Every dime of it.
Shaq lives on endorcements and investments.

bet the salary is directed to muslims now ? me thinks so

[EggsAckley]

Is there a reason this is just an excerpt? I went to the link and I was asked to "sign in." Couldn't get to the article. Just curious.

[Mr. Jeeves]

There is tremendous anti-Asian sentiment in the black community. Remember the Rodney King riots? Few liberals will criticize Shaq.

[Wrigley]

When did he become Muslim?