The NBA is back. I, for one, am not a fan. This explains why I am going to the game tonight? OK, it’s a train wreck, and I have to see what size locomotive the Sixers brought to the yard. Besides, on opening night, Philly is tied for first place.

For those who enjoy the incidental humor in overpaid pituitary freaks, a few notes from tonight’s Miami-NJ game preview.

  • Shaq’s hamstring is sore. Will he play? “It’s kind of sore, but it’s feeling OK. I’m going to stretch, eat some pudding and some ice cream, and then I’ll think about it.”
  • Shaq, did you watch the Election coverage last night? “I didn’t watch anything,” O’Neal said. “TV corrupts the mind. I never watch TV.”

Mark my words: LA will miss Shaq. He’s from another planet, and that planet might be California.