Shaquille O'Neal

LeBron James scored 47 points, including 24 straight for Cleveland in the first half, and the Cavaliers held off the New York Knicks 113-106 on Saturday night for their 11th straight victory. James, who historically has saved some of his best performances for the Knicks, set a franchise record with 35 points in the first half thanks to his remarkable streak. He finished one point shy of his season high while adding eight rebounds and eight assists. He needed just 5:29 to score 24 straight — 16 in a row to end the first quarter and eight straight to start the second. He closed ... Read Full Story

Vanessa Lopez, ex-mistress of former Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal now with the Cleveland Caveliers, looks on during a news conference in the law office of attorney Gloria Allred to announce she is suing the basketball star with harrassment and intentional infliction of emotional distress on January 12, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images) more pics » Vanessa Lopez , the alleged ex-mistress of NBA great Shaquille O'Neal is suing the athlete for harassment, it was confirmed today. The lawsuit was filed in Orlando, and at a news conference in Beverly Hills, she claimed they had a relationship 5 yars ago, he ... Read Full Story

Shaqille O'Neal attends a press conference for ABC's "Shaq VS" at the Four Seasons Hotel on August 12, 2009 in St. Louis, Mo.. (Getty Images) more pics » Dominica Westling , a 25-year-old Swedish model, is allegedly one of Shaquille O'Neal 's mistresses. She is an aspiring actress and supposedly had an affair with the NBA great for 18 months. She said about the accusations (via TheHollywoodGossip ): "I understand where you're coming from but I just don't want to talk about anything. I'd rather not comment." Dominica Westling (bingomodels.com) She is also in a relationship with another NBA player, whose name has not ... Read Full Story

LeBron James just missed the triple double and Shaquille O'Neal reached another milestone as the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Toronto 108-100. James finished with 28 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds for Cleveland who are beginning long spell of home games at Quicken Loans Arena. Mo Williams added 22 points and 10 assists as the Cavaliers boosted their record to 15-3 at home this season. Cleveland's Shaquille O'Neal finished with 16 points and became the fifth player in National Basketball Association history to surpass 28,000 points in his career. "There's no layups when Shaq is covering the glass," James said. "That's what he's about. He ... Read Full Story

Shaquille O'Neal has a plan to save the NBA's All-Star dunk contest: Bring back the superstars and do it for devastated Haiti. Following Tuesday night's win over Toronto, O'Neal was asked if he would like to see teammate LeBron James participate in this year's event. That's when he offered his idea. He would like to see former dunk champion Vince Carter, Kobe Bryant and others take part along with James. "As his manager, I will only allow 'Bron to do the dunk contest if Vince Carter comes back out," O'Neal said. "If Kobe comes back out and if another big name comes back out. ... Read Full Story

Shaquille O'Neal has some unfinished business in Arizona where some dude in the desert is trying to stake claim to the legendary " Shaqtus " ... a mystical plant indigenous to Florida, Arizona, Southern California and Ohio. A legal war is raging over the nickname Shaq earned during his days playing for the Phoenix Suns -- The Shaqtus. According to a lawsuit filed in Las Vegas, Shaq claims a random businessman beat him to the punch in registering for the Shaqtus trademark -- and it's causing a serious problem for Shaq's business. In the lawsuit, filed by a company run by Shaq, the basketball ... Read Full Story

Vanessa Lopez has filed her harassment lawsuit against Shaquille O'Neal in Florida, in which she claims a menacing O'Neal sent a text message to a friend, saying, "dis is da numba shut dat bitch up!" In the lawsuit, Lopez -- who claims to have been in a five-year relationship with Shaq -- says it went sour after Lopez missed her period and Shaq allegedly reacted by accusing her of sleeping with another guy. Lopez says she ended the relationship, but then Shaq's large family -- and we're talkin' height -- got involved, making her fear for her safety. Lopez claims Shaq's 6'6" and 6'8" ... Read Full Story