650: 227: Shaq’s blood beca the fuel for Roger’s burning anger (Seeking monthly tickets!)_6 650: 227: Shaq’s blood beca the fuel for Roger’s burning anger (Seeking monthly tickets!)_6 He didn’t even make Roger shed a single drop of blood!
He was not willing to let the conflict end like this, he was determined to make Roger bleed!
Because the stands were very narrow and stepped, it was difficult for those breaking up the fight to stand firmly.
This gave O’Neal the opportunity to break free and kick out again.
But he missed Roger and instead hit Andrae Patterson, who had been shielding Roger all along.
Patterson fell, toppling a crowd of people, including Roger.
But Roger quickly got up, and the fourth round began!
This ti, O’Neal swung his fist with all his might, his loathing for Roger powering a punch strong enough to send any adult male straight to dreamland.
That is, if it hit.
The purely power-driven, but inexperienced-in-fighting Shaq misjudged the distance and his fist rely grazed the tip of Roger’s nose.
Roger, moving closer to Shaq, threw his punch with all his might, aiming for his chin.
“Bang!”
After a muffled thud, Shaquille O’Neal, as if his soul had been sucked out, limply tumbled down the stands.
He finally sank into a baby-like sleep.
Everyone was stunned, Roger had actually knocked down this colossal figure!
The conflict finally subdued in the most grueso way!
The blood of Shaq fueled the flas of Roger’s fury.
Roger was quickly escorted through the player’s tunnel, looking at the blood stains on his hands, grinding his teeth.
The useless motion Shaq made in the air truly chilled Roger’s heart.
He knew that, after tonight, his relationship with Shaq would further deteriorate.
Between them, there was no longer any room for pleasantries.
Every encounter hereafter would be a fight to the death!
At the dawn of the millennium, it would either be the fall of the celestial Roger or he must be sared with Shaq’s blood!
Lenny Wilkens caught up at this mont to check on Roger’s condition, “Are you hurt?”
“Shaq couldn’t even touch a hair on Roger’s head,” Pierce chuckled beside.
“Very good,” as an old-school coach like Lenny Wilkens wouldn’t criticize his players for such things, “I think the Lakers players all know now, we are a team made up of real n!
Boys, never let anyone step on your heads!”
From coach to lead star to role player.
The character of this team was already set.
Afterward, due to most players from both teams being sent off, the Lakers couldn’t close the final 6-point gap.
The Hawks ultimately secured the victory, winning this heavyweight showdown with the Lakers.
In fact, Roger won twice.
In basketball, he demolished both Kobe and Shaq.
Outside of basketball, he KO’d O’Neal on the spot.
But the seeds of a feud that would define an era were sown at that mont.
Roger and Shaq, once the strongest duo, were now truly mortal enemies.
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Was Roger wrong?
Shouldn’t one defend oneself after being attacked!?
Roger was just protecting himself, that’s all!
— Lenny Wilkens firmly supported Roger.
Shaquille O’Neal’s dirty moves deserved a beating, he’s just a petty bad guy, and Roger did well beating him up!
— Big Ben discussed Roger’s beatdown on O’Neal.
Our whole team will not tolerate such things, if you ss with one of us, you ss with all of us, we all will co for you.
I am also a part of this team, so of course, I had to confront Shaq!
— Andrae Patterson explained why he dashed from the bench to help Roger.
Kobe bruised and swollen, Shaq went straight to sleep.
Ha, do they still dare to act tough?
— Pierce boasted about his achievents beating up Kobe that day.
No, this is different, Shaq was accidental, but Kevin McHale did it on purpose!
— Lakers coach Kurt Rambis discussed the difference between Shaq’s foul on Roger and McHale’s past foul on him.
Believe it or not, but the first thing Shaq said after waking up was asking what had just happened.
After asking, he spit out six teeth.
I don’t want to say this, but…
Roger really beat him badly.
— Derek Fisher talked about O’Neal’s injuries.
No fans were hurt, I know, the crazy brawl spread to the stands.
But I declare once again, no fans were hurt!
— The on-duty referee discussed the topic of fighting reaching the stands.
At that mont, in the locker room, Roger granted an interview with “Sports Illustrated.”
Andrew Sharp thought Roger would be pleased, but Roger appeared grim.
“Roger, why did Shaq do that?
That foul was totally unsporting, what actually happened on the court?”
“What happened?
I outperford him, sweeping the floor with his face, turning him into a sidekick, and he was annoyed, just that simple!
Last ti he didn’t get to be the main guy, and his jealousy blew up Magic.
This ti, that bastard even tried to take down!
Bastard, bastard!”
“Roger, you look very angry.”
“Yes!
I have every reason to be angry!
Basketball competition is one thing, wanting to cripple is another!
For , these are two different levels!”
“How is Shaq now?”
“I don’t care.”
“Alright, one last question.
This ti, things escalated greatly, and a fierce fight ensued.
Do you think this will be the end of it all?”
“The end?” Roger laughed.
“Let tell you what ‘the end’ is, when I see Shaq never winning a championship, when I can defeat him over and over in the gas, when I wear more championship rings and flaunt them in his face, that’s the end!
Our war has begun, just begun!
From today, if he can’t make bleed profusely, I’ll make sure he can never hold his head up again!
Either he’s done or I’m done!
This is war, Andrew, a war.
A war escalated by Shaq!
Until one of us is completely dead, it will never reach an end!
Believe , tonight won’t be the only ti I bring down Shaq!
Years from now, people will read this in the newspapers:
Shaquille O’Neal, after spending nurous seasons without achieving anything post-Roger, announced his retirent last night.
This is Shaq’s basketball obituary!”
The brawl of 1999 was the NBA’s Sarajevo assassination.
Lakers versus Hawks, Roger against Shaq.
A fierce and enduring dynasty war, officially began.
(Today also marks a single update, but it’s a two-in-one of 10,000 words.)
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