Miami Heat center Shaquille O?Neal is still uncertain as to whether his right thigh will be ready from the Conference Finals next week.
''Hopefully,'' O'Neal said when asked about being ready for the start of the series, while making it clear he doesn't know for certain.
O?Neal has made it public that there hasn?t been much improvement on his right thigh contusion since the injury occurred.
''It was the same thing,'' O'Neal told The Herald. ``I was getting information, talking to people. They were showing me what to do to strengthen that area. This is a common football injury.''