In Phoenix for Shaq, Suns ... vs. Lakers
Lakers now being introduced. Booed vociferously, of course. Especially Kobe.
Now about to introduce Shaquille O'Neal, a guy we thought was washed up but has taken Phoenix by storm. Like, the people here have been out in the sun too long and think they're getting something vaguely resembling the guy who led the Lakers to three consecutive titles five-plus years ago.
Anyway, they're going nuts.
They've got a video of Shaq already put together ... it shows him towering above the skyline -- Phoenix's, maybe? And letting out a roar. Like King Kong in Manhattan, I guess. Godzilla in Tokyo, maybe.
Intros of the Suns now.
Amare Stoudemire first, then Grant Hill and Raja Bell, then Shaq -- who walked onto the floor, perhaps to save energy. And then Steve Nash last, because he is, after all, a two-time MVP.
Gametime about here. When we get back from ESPN commercials, presumably.
Ack. I forgot Phoenix is one of those places where fans like to STAND for big chunks of the game ... and I can't really see the court from my seat on the south side of the arena, about two-thirds of the way up the main level.
Here we go. Let's see if Shaq has anything left.
PA guy now shouting, "They got bigger, we got bigger! They got better, we got better!"
We'll see.