Shaq sits tonight
November 25th, 2008, 4:15 pm · Post a Comment · posted by jerrybrown
As expected, Shaquille O’Neal will sit out tonight’s game with the Thunder in Oklahoma City. Robin Lopez, who has played only four minutes in the last four games and more than 14 minutes only once since Nov. 7, will start at center against Suns-killer Nick Collison and likely play 25-plus minutes
The Suns don’t want O’Neal playing in back-to-back games and he’s been bothered by minor knee and hip soreness over the last week after diving into the crowd for a loose ball against Portland Sunday. The Suns want to have a fresh O’Neal Wednesday in Minnesota, where the T-Wolves have won three of the last four games with Phoenix and swept them last year with Al Jefferson averaging 35 points a game.
