They shot the ball well early. What comes out of the microwave hot doesn't always stay hot. I know, because I eat bagels in the morning.

Since I suffered the injury on company time, why shouldn't I also be able to get surgery and do recovery on company time?

On paper, I think this is the best team I've been on.

I'm going back to the old Shaq. I was normal last year - I was an earthling last summer. I had to go back to my alien roots.

Doesn't matter. If I would've had a beer before the game, I would've been drunk. So I don't believe in 'if.'

You know how I be. Last week Kobe couldn't do without me.

Once the Hack-a-Shaq works once, you know I'm going to see it again. The only thing worse for basketball than that defense is the Lack-a-Shaq offense, where I have to go to the bench because of foul trouble. There is no fun in that.