Knicks · Shaq Under Fire For Mocking Disable Fan (page 1)

mreinman @ 5/1/2014 3:47 AM
This is disgusting! He should be suspended for a while for this. Can we please ban anyone who works with the nba in any capacity from Instagram?

http://nypost.com/2014/04/28/shaq-under-...

EnySpree @ 5/1/2014 3:54 AM
Sigh.....Shaq what are you doing?

Just like I said in the Magic thread. These guys should know better. Shaq is not one of us. He's a international icon. He's got to stay away from the jokes everyone else gets into on the Internet.

mreinman @ 5/1/2014 3:55 AM
He is actually really funny and entertaining and now he is stained. WHY??????
EnySpree @ 5/1/2014 4:00 AM
mreinman wrote:He is actually really funny and entertaining and now he is stained. WHY??????

Yeah man he's hilarious and he meant no harm.... He's just a silly guy. He just can't do something like this. If I did it nobody would care. People would probably laugh and I'd get a few likes and reposts....but I'm not Shaq. He just can't do that. This kids family should sue. That's unfortunate but hey you make fun of a disabled dude and you are an icon, that's what you get.

gunsnewing @ 5/1/2014 5:01 AM
Oh no not Shaq noooo
GustavBahler @ 5/1/2014 7:46 AM
If Shaq hadn't bit on his lip and just scowled, it might have gone over better, but it just looks mean spirited.
NYKBocker @ 5/1/2014 8:06 AM
He has history of doing this. Remember when he made fun of Yao Ming?
BigDaddyG @ 5/1/2014 8:20 AM
Shaw finally apologized to the kid. I don't he realized the man was disabled, but that still didn't make it right.
http://nypost.com/2014/04/30/shaq-apolog...

The guy handled ir with class and he did an excellent job explaining his condition. Shaq could Lear a lit from him.

NardDogNation @ 5/1/2014 9:36 AM
mreinman wrote:This is disgusting! He should be suspended for a while for this. Can we please ban anyone who works with the nba in any capacity from Instagram?

http://nypost.com/2014/04/28/shaq-under-...

Magic's comments surprises me. This, doesn't. Shaq has always been a self-centered, egotistical asshole. He gets a pass because people find him funny and any kind of success can whitewash someone's character.

nyk4ever @ 5/1/2014 9:38 AM
so i guess everyone on here who is vilifying shaq has never made fun of someone's appearance before?
NardDogNation @ 5/1/2014 9:52 AM
nyk4ever wrote:so i guess everyone on here who is vilifying shaq has never made fun of someone's appearance before?

I personally haven't. I was a giant as a kid and a sheltered, nerd (wore suspenders in kindergarten). I knew what it was like to get bullied, so I never had an interest in disparaging anyone because of their appearance. I suppose that I learned early on to empathize with the outcasts of the world because I was one of them until I came into my own (lost my weight, learned how to fight, learned how to not fight and use my height to intimidate, and found a sense of style....I'm still a nerd though but also a sexy son-of-a-bitch!).

Nalod @ 5/1/2014 9:56 AM
Shaq has his brand to protect and he has come across as being a big softie at times. He is being sued for hurting a guy's neck doing a prank that was a youtube sensation. It was pretty funny but Shaq is the size of a full size car and hurt the guy.

Im sure he'll make good on it, meet the guy, give him a Buick.

VCoug @ 5/1/2014 11:31 AM
nyk4ever wrote:so i guess everyone on here who is vilifying shaq has never made fun of someone's appearance before?

No, because I'm not a bully.

Nalod @ 5/1/2014 11:47 AM
nyk4ever wrote:so i guess everyone on here who is vilifying shaq has never made fun of someone's appearance before?

Well we are all internet morally erected!

I have bullied as a kid. Nothing severe. As an Adult I have grown to realize it was wrong. We grow to understand it hurts people.

Nalod confessional.

Vmart @ 5/1/2014 1:31 PM
Ban him for life and take away his endorsements. Make him sell his part ownership of the Kings.
BigDaddyG @ 5/1/2014 1:51 PM
NardDogNation wrote:I personally haven't. I was a giant as a kid and a sheltered, nerd (wore suspenders in kindergarten). I knew what it was like to get bullied, so I never had an interest in disparaging anyone because of their appearance. I suppose that I learned early on to empathize with the outcasts of the world because I was one of them until I came into my own (lost my weight, learned how to fight, learned how to not fight and use my height to intimidate, and found a sense of style....I'm still a nerd though but also a sexy son-of-a-bitch!).

Ha, ha, ha

Just messing around.
smackeddog @ 5/1/2014 3:06 PM
BigDaddyG wrote:Shaw finally apologized to the kid. I don't he realized the man was disabled, but that still didn't make it right.
http://nypost.com/2014/04/30/shaq-apolog...

The guy handled ir with class and he did an excellent job explaining his condition. Shaq could Lear a lit from him.

Seems like a nice guy- if they watch that interview vid, they'll genuinely regret what they did and maybe learn from the experience.

Allanfan20 @ 5/1/2014 4:30 PM
Children who have a lot of money. Sterling, Shaq, Magic and apparently LJ.
NardDogNation @ 5/2/2014 2:07 PM
BigDaddyG wrote:
NardDogNation wrote:I personally haven't. I was a giant as a kid and a sheltered, nerd (wore suspenders in kindergarten). I knew what it was like to get bullied, so I never had an interest in disparaging anyone because of their appearance. I suppose that I learned early on to empathize with the outcasts of the world because I was one of them until I came into my own (lost my weight, learned how to fight, learned how to not fight and use my height to intimidate, and found a sense of style....I'm still a nerd though but also a sexy son-of-a-bitch!).

Ha, ha, ha

Just messing around.

LMFAO, nerd and proud!

IronWillGiroud @ 5/4/2014 9:43 AM
Why is he under fire, shaq is border line disabled too!
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