Staff members disclose sport stars’ habits and behavior behind the scenes


[post_page_title]Shaq chokes out a teammate[/post_page_title]
Shaquille O’Neal is a seven-foot-one, 325-pound monster of a man, and the most dominant center of his era. It would stand to reason you wouldn’t want to get him angry. But former Suns teammate Gordan Giriček did.

Shaq chokes out a teammate

Two teammates, Grant Hill and Steve Nash, confirmed the story. As they told it, Giriček was jawing just a bit too much in a closed practice. Shaq told him to shut up. When he didn’t, the big man – an avid pro wrestling fan – put him in a sleeper hold until he passed out.

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