Forget the injuries, lousy shooting, or even a strong Pistons defense. The Lakers are down 1-0 for a completely different reason.

On Sunday, the 7'1" Shaquille O'Neal apparently pranced around the dressing room in his underwear.

"You can probably blame it on the thong Shaq had on before the game," Kobe Bryant said Monday. "It kind of traumatized everybody in the locker room."