Judges and Judiciary
Jul. 12, 2002
Such a Bitter Balm
After the Los Angeles Lakers lost one of their games to the Sacramento Kings at the Western Conference Finals, Shaquille O'Neal said the only way to beat the Lakers "starts with a C and ends with a T." Sports reporters were speculating wildly about what word or words the big Shaq had in mind. Perhaps the statement was merely an example of Shaq's legendary irony.
2nd Appellate District, Division 6
Arthur Gilbert
Presiding Justice, 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 6
UC Berkeley School of Law, 1963
Arthur's previous columns are available on gilbertsubmits.blogspot.com.
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After the Los Angeles Lakers lost one of their games to the Sacramento Kings at the Western Conference Finals, Shaquille O'Neal said the only way to beat the Lakers "starts with a C and ends with a T." Sports reporters were speculating wildly about what word or words the big Shaq had in mind. Perhaps the statement was merely an example of Shaq's legendary irony.
Before this humiliating defeat, I thought he might be ...
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