As Ball Don’t Lie details, Shaquille O’Neal responded to criticism from Jim Rome in the most sensible way imaginable: By challenging him to a fight.
This absolutely has to happen. I don’t think I’ve ever wanted anything more in my whole life, and that includes the Mark-McGwire-riding-a-triceratops situation that came up in a recent email chain with the TedQuarters guest posters.
Someone start a petition or something. Take pledges. I’ll pledge $50 to the charity of the winner’s choice if Rome takes so much as one punch from the Big Shaqasso.
Tedquarters 
My ideal outcome for this fight, as a fan of neither Shaq nor Rome:
Rome completely embarrasses Shaq as an out-of-shape clown. Sticking and jabbing Shaq numerous times, making him look like a clown, then Shaq goes bananas, swingning wildly, knocking Rome the eff out.
Shaq embarrassed. Rome beaten down. Everyone wins.