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Originally posted by scottmandue
Shaq seems like a genuinely nice guy however it seems like he gets a lot of non-calls. I don't know if it is because he is such a big guy the ref's cut him slack or if it is because of his fame/popularity.
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It's a bit of a conundrum for the officials. You cannot penalize Shaq because he's a beast, so you have to let him make the same moves as everybody else. The difference is that an ass bump from Shaq is an earth moving event. Foul? You have to let him square to the basket without calling a foul, but his shoulders will sometimes send you into the bleachers from just such an innocent move.
Remember the bull**** they used to let Charles Barkley get away with, his "ass ball"? Just dribble ...bump...dribbble.,..bump etc.. until he was under the hoop. What if Shaq did that?