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Via Scott Souza: Doc Rivers on Shaquille O'Neal: probably not going to play Tuesday vs. Cleveland, may miss West Coast trip. And  Doc Rivers: Shaquille O'Neal's hip is "locked up." Coach said team may want to avoid him taking 7-hour flight to Portland and back-to-backs. Shaq might make it to LA for the Lakers game. [...]

  Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. “I thought it was his knee the way he did it, a knee or Achilles,” Rivers said. “Injuries when no one’s around, to me, are always [...]

Rajon Rondo tweets Check out the cat mink fur @THE_REAL_SHAQ got @nate_robinson lol #toofunny #wordaapp  Nice one, Shaq.  Props to Nate for the Sox hat.  After the jump… Nate strikes a pose in his new mink.   [...]

Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. "I guess they came out to see number 26 today," O'Neal said. The only No. 26 on the floor Saturday [...]

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. “At halftime I said, ‘Nate, just a notice for you: you’re the starting point guard now, and I’m going to give you a [...]

Greg Dickerson tweets No shaq tonight. He told me he won't go tomorrow either Semih gets another start.  He's quicker than Shaq… so that'll help against an up-and-down Knicks team.  But being a man down continues to hurt this team. [...]

Sherrod Blakely tweets: Doc Rivers confirms that @the_real_shaq a definite no-go tonight vs. #Bobcats. Semih Erden will get 2nd straight start at center. If you're not on Twitter, @the_real_shaq is Shaq's twitter name. Semih started the Philly game, but still barely played 18 minutes… so he's in there simply because Doc likes subbing Glen Davis [...]

Shaq's calf is bothering him… so he's sitting.  Doc, saying he doesn't want to upset the bench dynamic, will keep Baby there and start Semih Erden instead. Rajon Rondo is going to play.  Paul Pierce, who did seem a bit slow last night (which is why I tweeted this from the game) says he's got flu-like [...]

Associated Press photo Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. “I just thought, ‘Oh man, just try to pressure the ball as much as I can,’ ” Daniels said after logging perhaps his finest [...]

That's Shaq (in the middle) playing statue in Harvard Square. (photo courtesy: chris forsberg) [...]