Why does it seem like so many NBA players are afraid to fight Shaq?

[SportsAnalyzer]

I mean why are so many intimidated? last week Tracy gets pushed to the ground by Shaq and no one goes after him including Tracy. Then Stuckey gets fouled and no other piston got in shaq's face after that. Why is everyone acting like they are afraid to fight him? I bet you these players would have step to shaq in a second but they are no longer in the NBA

ralph sampson
dennis rodman
bill lambieer
olajuwon
darryl dawkins
moses malone



Is there not any real men in the NBA anymore??

[DuMa]

Even Charles Barkley was afraid to fight shaq. theres a reason. this is the biggest and heaviest man in the NBA.

[KB42PAH]

one word: MASS

Its easier said than done, why dont you go fight shaq.

[KenneBell]

What kind of question is this?

[DCL]

because they have eyes and can see.

[DuMa]

Dennis Rodman was willing to fight anyone including Shaq. one game in 1997 between the Bulls and Lakers, Lakers were up big and Bulls were coming back in the 4th and Rodman started something with Van Exel and Shaq stepped in. Rodman bit back and had to be restrained by MJ and Scottie, because they didnt want to blow the comeback. He fell down laughing. Bulls won that game in OT.

[VCMVP1551]

He's 7'1" and 335 pounds......

[SportsAnalyzer]

Even Charles Barkley was afraid to fight shaq. theres a reason. this is the biggest and heaviest man in the NBA.

Barkley did fight shaq, in 1997. He throw the ball at his head and then slammed shaq to the ground. You don't remember that?

[Solid Snake]

Anyone remember that Portland series when Steve Smith kept getting in his face and shoved him.

The only other person getting up in Shaq's face I can remember was Antonio Davis.

[hack_a_shaq]

What kind of question is this?

Common sense FTW.

[BFRESH44]

Shaq would body 100% of the league. Anyone remembers that haymaker Shaq threw at Brad Miller that caught nothing but air? I swear if Shaq connected Brad Miller would've died..

[DuMa]

Barkley did fight shaq, in 1997. He throw the ball at his head and then slammed shaq to the ground. You don't remember that?

I remember him throwing the ball and taking a step back then a melee started but it was the bench clearing after the ball was thrown at shaq and barkley and shaq never got a hand on each other.

[SportsAnalyzer]

He's 7'1" and 335 pounds......

So what? you think Ralph sampson would have cared about that? He's a man just like Shaq even though shaq maybe a little bigger, you can't be a punk.

[StroShow4]

because he makes grown men look like midgets.

[brantonli]

No point, what would you get out of fighting Shaq? Probably a few broken bones, along with a suspension. Besides, if like the Suns-Rockets scuffle, then there's no point in exacerbating the situation, just makes things worse. ALthough, I would like to see how Yao does against Shaq, since they both weight almost the same, but shaq appears much stronger.