The Phoenix Suns acquired Shaquille O'Neal in a stunning, blockbuster deal that sent four-time All-Star Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to the Miami Heat. The improbable pairing of the speedy Suns and the slow but once-mighty O'Neal became official when he cleared a physical exam Wednesday.
The Suns' Amare Stoudemire is a friend of O'Neal and talked to him about his new team.
"He says he's ready to roll," Stoudemire said. "Whatever he needs to do he's going to be down for it, and he wants to win a championship, so we're on the same page." O'Neal was to be introduced at a news conference Thursday. He has averaged 25.6 points and 11.5 rebounds in his 14-plus NBA seasons.
I wish I still cared about the NBA, then I might get excited about this. To be fair, this does make the Western Conference race to the top a hell of a lot more interesting. As far as my list of interesting things to watch, with this Shaq trade, the NBA jumps from 55 to 49. Leap-frogging hermaphrodite porn and Mr. Roger reruns.
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