In an interview discussing his new position at TNT, Shaquille O'Neal placed the media frenzy surrounding the performance of LeBron James in the NBA Finals in perspective.

"I would not characterize it as unfair because, like I said, it happened to everyone," he said. "It happened to (Michael) Jordan when he went to Atlantic City to get away from the game. It happened to (Charles) Barkley. It happened to (Dennis) Rodman. It happened to Magic (Johnson). It happens to everybody. If it just started this year, I would call it unfair, but I've been in the game for 20 years and I've seen similar stories."