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Lue compares LeBron’s foul treatment to Shaq
- Updated: April 24, 2016
12:59 PM ET
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue says that the way LeBron James is officiated reminds him of a former teammate: Shaquille O’Neal.
“He’s the Shaq of guards and forwards,” Lue said before the Cavs held shootaround Sunday morning in preparation for Game 4 of their first-round series with the Detroit Pistons, which Cleveland leads 3-0. “He’s so strong and so physical, when he goes to the basket guys are bouncing off of him. Those are still fouls, but he doesn’t get that call because he’s so big and so strong and so physical.
“We used to tease Shaq all the time about soft fouls. He said, ‘Listen, if I pinch you it feels the same way when you pinch me. No matter how big I am, it feels the same.’ I never thought about it like that. That’s kind of how LeBron feels.”
Cavs coach Tyronn Lue called LeBron James “the Shaq of guards and forwards” when it comes to getting penalty calls. AP Photo/Tony Dejak
The subject of the way referees interpret physical play aimed against James came up after Detroit’s …
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