Video: Shaquille O'Neal Reacts to Being Fined $35K for Criticizing Referees

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Shaquille O'Neal was fined $35,000 by the league for criticizing officials after he fouled out during Boston's Christmas Day loss to the Magic. Part of O'Neal's remarks specifically targeted referee Bob Delaney (who wears 26 on his jersey), which is obviously a guaranteed fine every single time.

"I guess they (fans) come out to see No. 26 play," O'Neal said. "He was a great player out there today. They paid all that money to see No. 26 come play. My thing is, if you're going to call it, call it the same way every time. Don't pick and choose who you are going to call it against.''

We may think that $35K is chump change to a player of O'Neal's stature, and to be fair it is -- the guy has made in excess of $20 million in salary in each of the past nine seasons. But based on his reaction to the fine -- captured in the following video clip by CSNNE.com -- you wouldn't think that was the case.

 

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Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/12/29/video-shaquille-oneal-reacts-to-being-fined-35k-for-criticizi/

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