Just days after being ridiculed for shooting free throws "like a 10-year-old" by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Shaquille O'Neal is in the news for absurd reasons once again. Yesterday, Shaq, teammate Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Nick Van Exel, Eric Piatkowski and Dana Barros were fined $5,000 each by the National Basketball Association for wearing their shorts too long. Supposedly, NBA players must wear shorts that are at least one inch above the knees. Shaq's initial response to the fine was to state that if he wore short shorts, it would have no impact on the youth of America.
Shaq: Would all the kids then wear John Stockton shorts? No, they wouldn't. They would laugh at me, and I wouldn't be their favorite player any more. I'd be the laughingstock of big men.
It seems that the National Basketball Association has decided to act more like the NFL (No Fun League) and is more concerned about the lenght of players' shorts than with more important concerns.
Just days after being ridiculed for shooting free throws "like a 10-year-old" by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Shaquille O'Neal is in the news for absurd reasons once again. Yesterday, Shaq, teammate Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Nick Van Exel, Eric Piatkowski and Dana Barros were fined $5,000 each by the National Basketball Association for wearing their shorts too long. Supposedly, NBA players must wear shorts that are at least one inch above the knees. Shaq's initial response to the fine was to state that if he wore short shorts, it would have no impact on the youth of America.