Shaq admits used to deflate game bballs before games during his championship runs:

[CavaliersFTW]

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/08/shaquille-oneal-says-he-let-air-out-of-basketballs-during-the-lakers-championship-run/

Openly admits he used to deflate the basketballs before the game so that he could "Palm it like MJ" to get a competitive edge

Oh shit... :lol

[Wade's Rings]

There's already a Thread on this

[warriorfan]

this is only a big deal to nerds and trolls

[JohnMax]

There's already a Thread on this

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=378841

[J Shuttlesworth]

Shaqterisks :applause:

[sportjames23]

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/08/shaquille-oneal-says-he-let-air-out-of-basketballs-during-the-lakers-championship-run/

Openly admits he used to deflate the basketballs before the game so that he could "Palm it like MJ" to get a competitive edge

Oh shit... :lol


Don't know why Shaq would do that. His hands already look like they're bigger than MJ's hands, so no need for him to deflate balls.

[CavaliersFTW]

Don't know why Shaq would do that. His hands already look like they're bigger than MJ's hands, so no need for him to deflate balls.
He couldn't palm the ball like MJ though. His hands are weird, they're long but they aren't really wide. Players with wide hands tend to palm the ball the best.

[warriorfan]

LeBron over inflates his balls to compensate for his small pen1s

[Johnni Gade]

LeBron over inflates his balls to compensate for his small pen1s
Whaat :roll: The trolling

[Rake2204]

I do not think this is much of a big deal. Each team approves the game ball prior to the jump and air pressure variation is a certainty from elementary school ball all the way up. Some players like overinflation, some like basketballs one step above flat, and others like a solid middle ground.

I always dug basketballs that were very slightly underinflated for the sake of my own grip. I had small hands to start and they'd become very dry during winter ball, so I needed any advantage I could get in that regard.

[inclinerator]

kobe 2/7