Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 at 9:35 am  |  91 responses

Shaquille O’Neal Threatened to Punch Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis in the Face


Another day, another hilarious excerpt from Shaq’s new book. I expect this to continue until the tome comes out, and quite possibly even after that. Which is fine by me. The Boston Globe has the parts about O’Neal’s adventures as a Celtic: “On the West Coast swing in January, Shaq wanted to get off against the Lakers, but he said even though he was getting good position under the basket, Glen Davis wouldn’t pass him the ball. ‘Big Baby’ Davis kept looking me off and taking it himself. Doc is shouting at him to go inside, but he won’t. So Doc calls timeout and draws up a play for me. I go out there, and I back Andrew Bynum way under the rim. I’m loose, I’m ready. I’ve got Bynum under the basket and again, Baby won’t give me the ball. So I go up to him and say, ‘If you ever miss me again I’m going to punch you in the face.’ I was hot. Two nights later we’re playing in Sacramento and here we go again. I take three shots the entire game and again I’ve got my man isolated underneath the basket, and Baby ignores me and takes a jump shot. So the next time we’re in the huddle I let Baby have it. I tell him, ‘Pass the [expletive] ball inside.’ He [comes] back at me a little bit and now I’m really heated. All hell is breaking loose. We’re going back and forth. Doc is standing there and he’s not saying a word. The message is pretty clear: work this out yourselves. I tell Baby, ‘You’re a selfish player. Everyone on this team knows it.’ Hey, all the fans knew it. He takes shots when he shouldn’t’”

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  • Mike

    COOL, IM MIKE ALL OF A SUDDEN. GLEN DAVIS IS A FOOL.

  • http://slamonline.com Neitel#2

    i hate cry baby davis,…he shouldn’t be in the nba in the first place. i hope he quits tomorrow!

  • http://www.slamonline.com/online/category/blogs/farmer-jones/ Ryan Jones
  • KBJ

    he does take some stupid shots sometime, but he is a beast when he gets serious.

  • DieselMechanic

    I love Doc. He was thinking Ooh I hope I see a heavyweight fight tonight.

  • T-Money

    man… shaq is starting to look bad. the thing is, he never acknowledges when he messes up so that takes credibility away from his complaints.

  • Mburb321

    Shaq is a lazy ass loafer, I wouldn’t pass him the ball either. His only job was to defend the paint and slow down dwight in case they met in the playoffs, not to “go off”.

  • IAMORANGE4EVER

    Looking forward to reading the Big Diesel’s book.

  • tomtom

    It’s ok we will get to read big baby’s version when he brings out his tell-all book. Which i imagine will be written in crayon.

  • kobesBESTfriend

    i bet he loved all the passes he got in cleveland too…i dont think mike brown ran 1 play 4 him…just goes 2 show u that he shoulda stayed in LA with Kobe…sure mamba doesnt pass much but if shaq had position he always fed him…a lackluster end 2 what could of been a dominant career!!!

  • EtheKnickFan

    So now we know what KG said to Big Baby that made him cry….KG -”Say somethin’ else n ima get Shaq on that ass” BB – “ohh laaaaaawwd! wahhhh”

  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    Big Baby?
    Really Shaq?
    Wow. That’s low for Shaq, just like it was low for Kobe.
    Lebron, Kobe and Mike Brown are fair game, but takings shots at role players is shady. But, Shaq has been shady for while.

  • MikeC.

    Glen Davis.

  • DieselMechanic

    lol @ tomtom

  • Siraj

    Shaq has issue with anyone who gets more attention than him. I don’t see why the beef with Dwight Howard? He forgot to mention D. Howard is only 6’9 and plays like a 7’2 center. If Shaq would have just kept up in shape, he had a real chance to win 8 or 9 rings in LA or Miami. He needs to look in the mirror. You hear about players need people telling them how great they are, i think Shaq is a perfect example. This guy is low and seeks attention, everywhere he has gone he has had problems with team mates(Penny Hardaway, Kobe, Lebron, Big Baby, etc), he also has problems with retired players like Kareem,Bill Russell, etc… He also has problem with every coach he plays with.

  • AD

    supahead

  • bike

    So far, nothing of any substance out of Shaq’s book. Like, a skirmish between teammates is news to anyone. Why anyone would buy his book is beyond me.

  • cbanta

    Absolutely love how much s**t Shaq is giving out in his book. Kobe deserved it and Big Baby did to. Show some elders and veterans some needed respect.

  • Yesse

    I know the feeling myself when i’m in a game and i know i can take my guy down low, but they wont pass it.

  • LA Huey

    I can’t wait to see the next excerpt which is sure to come from the Phoenix papers. I’m sure he’ll go after some ball boy or trainer on the medical staff.

  • http://staticseth.blogspot.com Seth

    Baby takes way more jumpers than he should. More people need to get on him about that.

  • Mburb321

    Shaq acting like a lil b*tch. We took your side and hated on kobe for breaking man code but then you had to go and air out Dwade and his relations and now you cant keep other players name out your mouth just shaddup and let it go………

  • anthony y

    Don’t tell big baby anything..just trade his ass! I always said we shouldn’t have drafted his fat ass! He’s overweight, slow, has good hands,but can’t shoot, ok rebounder at best. Sign Jeff green and get whatever we can for baby.. shaq is an example of a player whos ego kept him around to long. He was so hell-bent on getting more rings than kobe he stayed a few years longer than Ur should have.. anyone remember pat ewing in Seattle?

  • Robb

    wow i didnt know most of you read the book already…oh youre basing a 500+ page book on a few excerpts? how incredibly intelligent you are.

  • Mp7three

    Of course Shaq is leaving out that when he was with the Celtics that he was done and had no lift at all. So getting the ball down low meant he could only throw up some ugly semi-hook/layup and NOT be the old Shaq and power dunk over anyone. So Im guessing its gonna be a book full of fingerpointing and Shaq not acknowledging his faults at all.

  • Hambone

    I hate people that say “I’m going to punch you” just effing punch him or say nothing

  • http://www.bulls.com Enigmatic

    Robb, you REALLY expect the rest of the book to be much different from the excerpts?
    C’mon now.
    Shaq has “written” books before. It’s always the same sh*t – “I’m the greatest player ever, and this guy sucks and that guy sucks and that guy sucks and I’ma tell you why”….

  • phil-ingthewindycity2012

    @siraq dwight is 6 11′. and well, what do you expect from a “tell all book”. nobody is going to buy a book about how much he loves his team mates. these excepts about his beef have 100% sold me on the book. im buying it for sure. hate it or love it, the world loves beef (not saying thats a good thing). which is why in news coverage on something say, war vs humanitarian efforts, war will get the coverage 99 times out of 100.

    oh and, somebody get d.rose a shooting guard that can make his own damn shot

  • http://itsahardwoodlife.blogspot.com omphalos

    Baby really does do some stupid things on the court.

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    Shaq is staying relevant. This is three days in a row a lot of the country will be talking about Shaq and his book. — And the sad thing is, these excerpts are just confirming things that we already know. About shaq as well as all the people he included in his book. And Shaq (although he doesn’t care) is going to look the worst after it’s all said and done.

  • MikeC.

    I’m buying this book. I enjoy unintentional comedy.

  • Heals

    If only Diesel, if only. I bet he’s not only one. C’mon Big Man save some juicy tidbits for those of us who plan to read it. Please don’t pick apart the book because of what it’s not; we all know what to expect. There won’t be anything groundbreaking, but it will give that “fly-on-the-wall” feeling that many fans have always wanted to have (albeit a fly with Shaq tinted shades, but still). Siraq, it’s all about Dwight swiping the “Superman” label. Shaq’s view is it’s my nickname, I’ve done more, I’ve won more, I was bigger off the court, so who are you? I did everything you’re trying to do before you plus some so how can you be Superman…

  • robb

    Shaq should have punched him several times. I hate Davis with a passion.

  • http://www.slamonline.com hoopdreams

    all bigbaby does is flop

  • http://www.slamonline.com hoopdreams

    all bigbaby does is flop shaq should wup his ass

  • http://waterpolo.simmis.fi Lawrence York

    Shaq is the gratest center in the last 15 years PERIOD.
    Let him went and get some more cash, hes . I will buy the book fosho.

  • O

    Shaq stay threatening nuccas. Quit ya yappin and get the slappin’.

  • Mburb321

    @Heals Shaq has had about 50 nick names over his career, if dwight wants to use superman he still has 49 others to fall back on. Its sad to see a top 10 player whose accomplished so much act so petty.

  • http://www.bulls.com Enigmatic

    Shaq do sound like a bitter old man when it comes to the Dwight thing, though.
    Honestly, to my knowledge, Dwight’s never said or done anything to really deserve Shaq sh*tting on him the way he does.
    Over a “superman” nickname?
    Like he invented it? He better get in line behind the thousands and thousands of people throughout history who have been nicknamed superman for one reason or another too, lol

  • MLK4Life

    Shaq is turning out to be more arrogant and selfish than Kobe. Kobe never came close to being thrown out of practice or challenged a coach like Pat Riley. Honestly, who did Shaq think he was to tell Pat Riley that he couldn’t throw a player out of practice? I hope these stories keep coming out because Kobe is looking more and more like the good guy between these two regardless of how playful Shaq is. We’re seeing what Shaq is going to be like now that he won’t be in the league.

  • http://slamonline.com The Black Rick Kamla

    Shaq is trippin on some old Brett Favre stuff right now though….

  • http://theurbangriot.com The Nupe

    I wonder who decides on which excerpts to come out. Clearly comments about Kobe or LeBron make sense to help promote/sell his book, but who really cares about Big Baby? If this is a tell all book I wonder if he’ll say anything about his family issues, cheating and/or eating and his weight problems. I actually like to get insight from a players perspective about how teammates get along (or not), so I’ll read this book. I also look forward to seeing if any players ‘strike back’ at him.

  • http://www.slamonline.com Max
  • http://cnbc.com JTaylor21

    Before coming to MIA, Shaq won 3 straight Final MVPs so I think he has every right to challenge Pat. Also, DHow has basically copied Shaq’s persona right down to the tee and at times fails to give Shaq his just due, so I can see why Shaq threw a couple jabs at him in the book.

  • MLK4Life

    Pat Riley is a coach, Shaq was a player. Pat was winning championships before Shaq even got into the league. No player should tell a coach to make him leave practice or try to usurp his authority by telling him he can’t dismiss another player from practice. Period. I don’t care how many Finals MVPs you have. Shaq’s ego is huge, we’re seeing that clearly now.

  • MLK4Life

    Shaq is looking like a bigger baby than Glen Davis has since KG made him cry in the huddle years ago. He should do his job on TNT and be quiet otherwise.

  • http://cnbc.com JTaylor21

    When it’s all said and done, Shaq and Pat won a ring together. That’s all that matters.

  • http://www.bulls.com Enigmatic

    Word.
    Shaq was -6 years old when Pat Riley was getting his “on the losing end of the game that became the movie Glory Road” on.

  • http://cnbc.com JTaylor21

    So Shaq should keep his mouth shut and not criticize former teammates but when Kobe criticizes former teammates, his fanboys defend him to the death.

  • http://cnbc.com JTaylor21

    Just because Riley has been around basketball since the 60s, Shaq should bow down to his every whim? Everyone knows that Riley is one of the most demanding and difficult coach to play for and that Shaq’s one of the most laid-back and easy-going superstars of all-time, so of course there’s going to be some friction between both guys. Every great player had issues with his coaches at one time or another in his career, so let’s not act like Shaq’s the first cat to challenge his coach.

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