Shaq claims that his Lakers tanked some games to avoid the Utah Jazz in the playoffs
Hall of Fame center O’Neal points out on TNT broadcast that L.A.’s three-peat title run included zero playoff series against Utah — something he claims was deliberate.
(Steve Griffin | Tribune file photo) Shaquille O'Neal, left, and John Stockton in the 1993 All-Star Game at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Sunday, Feb. 21, 1993.
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