Shaq gets ejected against Pistons.
by Administrator on Nov.17, 2008, under Basketball
O’Neal was ejected with 5:19 remaining in the second quarter of Phoenix’s 106-84 win against Detroit on Sunday after being called for a flagrant 2 foul (an automatic ejection) when he collided with Detroit’s Rodney Stuckey, who was driving to the basket.
Stuckey narrowly avoided landing on his face by using his arms to brace his fall. Stuckey said afterward that his wrists were sore, but other than that he was feeling OK.
“I’ve never been the type of player to take anyone out,” O’Neal said. “I was going for the ball. He fell and added a little bit to the end. The referees looked at how he fell, I think.”
It is unclear if O’Neal will miss any additional games for foul.
“The NBA is going to do what they do,” O’Neal said. “You can’t really control a governing body that has all the power. I’m a man, whatever they dole out I’ll just take it. But you look at me and look at my character, I’ve never been that type of player.”
November 17th, 2008 on 2:41 pm
I bet you the NBA will suspend him this time.
November 17th, 2008 on 4:28 pm
Shaq was really going for Stuckey on that play.
November 17th, 2008 on 4:35 pm
Shaq was going for the ball and not Stuckey.Shaq is not a dirty player.
November 17th, 2008 on 11:53 pm
He was going for whoever was driving into the paint because he was very upset……it could have been AI or Rip anyone who drove the ball into his area at the time was about to get wrecked so it could have been anyone but at that moment there was no way he was going for the ball because he can block stuckey easily and he did a little more then that
November 17th, 2008 on 11:55 pm
God the NBA is so annoying now a days with there flagrant fouls. Shaq totally went for the ball and Stuckey just fell wrong because of his momentum.
November 18th, 2008 on 12:19 am
Nolan i totally agree with you.