Among the stories that have floated around the NBA since the early dismissal of the Cleveland Cavaliers is the status of future Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O'Neal, and how he has eluded the headlines.
Shaq is arguably the most physically dominating force that the NBA has seen since Wilt Chamberlain. What's better, is the amount of championship medal that he sports.
Though some would say the original basketball "Man of Steel" has shown much rust in his latter years, he is a disappearing breed. A true NBA big man.
The Atlanta Hawks flirted with "The Big Formerly-known-as" this past weekend and anyone who knows NBA basketball had to sit up and take notice of this.
This is a masterful play by the Hawks if they can make it come true.
An Atlanta sports team needs to have a marketing cog that they can hang their hat on. The team must have star power and be entertaining.
The most popular sports team in Atlanta is clearly the Falcons and they have a colorful history with Deion Sanders, Andre Rison, The "Dirty Bird," and Mike Vick.
The Atlanta Hawks have had Dominique "The Human Hi ...
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