"Privately, Pat Riley has found himself having to deal with everything from a practice-court spat with center Shaquille O'Neal to questions in his locker room about his preparation methods. Last week, before the Heat began this six-game western swing that included Thursday's late game against the Trail Blazers, Riley got into a spat with O'Neal and attempted to banish the center from practice. Only when backup center Alonzo Mourning intervened was the tension defused."
Is anyone actually surprised by this? I mean everything is peachy when its new and fresh but as usual Shaq has fallen back into his old self and now looks to be at odds with Pat Riley over what else? Conditioning.
At least we can see Shaq's ego is in good shape!
