The Lakers are poised to sign PG Gary Payton and PF Karl Malone to new contracts. So Shaquille, who needs to drop some l-b-s, is running smack. I'm a fan, but I have to
Shaquille O'Neal, in Saturday's New York Times, on the Laker additions and what it means in the West: "Last year, I had a couple tanks, a couple grenades.
Now I got atomic weapons. I'm going nuclear. I'm Colin Powell, and I can drop the bomb any time I want to.
"I'm not going to talk about Sacramento, because I've been hard on them in the past. But San Antonio's window is shut. That's right, the Diesel is back.
"Hey, they had a great year. It was their turn. Congratulations. That's all right. 'Cause they don't got two 7-footers anymore."
David Robinson retired at the end of the season, leaving Tim Duncan without a true center.
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