O’Neal leaves game after bruising quad
"I've got knee pads. I've got quad pads. I've got shin pads. And the place it's not padded, he got me."
Shaquille O'Neal entered training camp calling it the 'freak injury bug,' insisting he wasn't as injury prone as his lack of availability the past few seasons has indicated.
Three years ago, Jermaine O'Neal ran into O'Neal's right thigh on the eve of the playoffs, crippling the Heat's championship hopes.
Two years ago, Ron Artest came down under O'Neal's right ankle, costing the 7-foot-1 center 18 games.
Last year, it was Chuck Hayes colliding with O'Neal's left knee, costing him 34 games. Read more