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Shaq Misses Fifth Straight Game

Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal missed Saturday's game against the 76ers because of a shoulder injury.

It marked the fifth consecutive game O'Neal has missed.

He hasn't played since Nov. 12 against the Heat.

Cleveland coach Mike Brown says that O'Neal won't play until he practices.

Via ESPN


Redick Opines On Lack Of National Media Attention For Magic

J.J. Redick has a theory on why the Magic aren't national media darlings like the Cavaliers and Celtics are.

"We have a target on our backs, but I still think we’re under the radar a little bit more than Boston and Cleveland," he said. "We’re a small market, so we’re going to get less attention. Plus, we don’t have LeBron. Seriously, if the guy (James) said tomorrow that he was going to run for President, (CNN’s) Anderson Cooper would be on SportsCenter for 30 minutes talking about why he’d make a good president."

Via NBA.com


LeBron Injures Wrist On Vicious Dunk

LeBron James injured his right wrist on a vicious dunk with three minutes remaining in Wednesday's loss to Washington.

He reaggravated a two-week old injury suffered against the Wizards at home when he fell on the wrist. It was sore after the game, but he didn't need X-rays.

The dunk was to get rid of frustration, something not even a technical foul could do for James at what happened to him and the game.

"I guess I hurt myself on that," James said. "I was just trying to be in attack [mode] . . . It was kind of too late."

Via Plain Dealer


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