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Earlier this week, rumors were floating around that Shaquille O’Neal is interested in joining the Dallas Mavericks. And since Shaq did not do much to downplay the rumors, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban took his time to respond on the possibility of recruiting the big man.
“Shaq and I, like Phil Jackson, would always have these fun verbal sparring matches,” Cuban said. “People thought Shaq and I were madly in love and we haven’t even dated. A tweet is not a date. “I don’t tweet and tell.” As for O’Neal becoming a Maverick, Cuban reiterated that the notion is an extreme long shot.
Said Cuban of an O’Neal trade: “You never say never because it’s such a crazy league. But you can say that about any player in the NBA.”
As Slam Online puts it, why do we get the feeling that Shaq wants to leave Phoenix and join the Mavs a little more than Cuban does?