In case you missed it (and I don’t see how you could have, but the videos at the end of the post), that’s the play on Rodney Stuckey that got Shaquille O’Neal ejected from Sunday’s game. Shaq was subsequently fined 25 large by the league, but only for arguing his ejection on his way out, not as punishment for the play. It’s Shaq, what did you expect the NBA to do? (via TH)
Despite the violent collision, Stuckey stayed in the game, and fortunately, he seemed no worse for wear at practice yesterday. From Keith Langlois:
Stuckey wore tape around both wrists at Tuesday’s practice. He got both hands down to break his fall, so the wrists bore the brunt of it.
“Look at these wrists,” he said, holding his hands out. “They’re taped. If it wasn’t for me putting my hands on the ground, my whole grille would have been messed up. My wrists are sore. That’s it.
“I haven’t been hit like that, but I’m going to continue to take the ball to the basket. Shaq’s a big dude. Whatever he said, it was right. I know he didn’t do it on purpose, but I’m going to keep going in there.”
As an aside.. Money is money, but do you know how little $25,000 is to a guy who makes $20 million a year? It’s 0.125% of his salary. In other words, it’s a like a guy who makes $40,000 being docked $50.
I do have to admit thought that I liked the "Laws of Physics'" defense..
"When you understand the laws of physics like I do, the laws of physics state that a body in motion stays in motion," Shaq said. "So when you have two objects that meet in the air, the smaller object is gonna fall much harder at the same rate of speed. I've never been the type of player to take anybody out. I was going for the ball, little guy ran into a brick wall, and you know, he fell, and he added a little bit to the end. The referees looked at how he fell I think. But it's nothing I'm worried about, I've never been that type of player. If you understand physics like that, anytime you come in there out of control like that and you run into a brick wall, you're going to get that effect."
"I know I was going for the ball. I've played 17 years, I'm not a dirty player. I don't get dunked on. Little guy tried to come in my house, I wanted to block the shot, and he fell. If you apply the laws of physics, you know why he fell the way he fell. Period."
Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115!
In case you missed it (and I don’t see how you could have, but the videos at the end of the post), that’s the play on Rodney Stuckey that got Shaquille O’Neal ejected from Sunday’s game. Shaq was subsequently fined 25 large by the league, but only for arguing his ejection on his way out, not as punishment for the play. It’s Shaq, 
