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Originally Posted by ibzrg1570  I don't find "jokes" that relate to race funny and it was extremely unprofessional of Shaq to make those comments in the first place. |
Ok, dude, could you like quote exactly what Shaq said, man? I mean, yes, he was mocking Yao by pretending to be speaking in Chinese to him. And, he also did this bad voice-over acting thing like you see in bad Chinese movies dubbed in English and all. Well, I didn't see a big deal in that, man. He never said anything like go back to China and/or there is no room for you China-man in the NBA and such. If Shaq was such a REAL racist, he would have and could have just commit a hard foul on Yao everytime they play each other, and make sure Yao knows he doesn't like him and stuff. No, Shaq never did that at all.
Along the same line, what about Barkley? You hate him too? He was making FUN of every single mis-step Yao made in the first 2 months of his rookie season. Hell, he even said Yao could never score 19 pts in a game, and made a bet with Kenny "The Jet" Smith, you remember that?
Still, I see no racist thing in either of their comments. Hell, they even mock guys like Shawn Bradley, and the FAT Shawn Kamp too. So does it mean everytime you hear someone is making fun of another person / player is considered a racist in your book?
Dude, seriously, take it easy.
EDIT: The Lakers traded Brian Cook and Maurice Evans to the Magic for Trevor Ariza. I love this trade, and it is a good trade for both teams IMHO. The Lakers got an athletic defender in Ariza, while the Magic got helps for the SG and PF spots. Cook would immediately solve the Magic's bigman rotation problem, and better yet, he has got 3-pt range! Now the Magic suddenly got more fire power without losing much, while the Lakers finally got someone who can play D besides Kobe.
