I find it pretty annoying how Laimbeer is often categorized as JUST being a bruiser He was one of the earliest stretch bigs

When Yao Ming was playing he could get called for a foul just for breathing while opponents could smack him in the head and the refs would look the other way Both Jeff Van Gundy and Rick Adelman said Yao was being singled out by officials

Laker Legend Byron Scott says Lakers are pretenders Defense wins championships still in this league At the end of the day you got to get stops right Kessler at the center position he better average about 8 blocks a game because they're going to be getting a lot of blow-bys

Lakers Legend Byron Scott Luka in particular of making 2nd 3rd efforts It's OK to be a guy that's not a very good defensive player 1 on 1 but you got to be a better team defensive player If you look at the roster they can score but me and you both know that don't win Championships

The refs would call a foul on Yao Ming for practically just breathing on the court yet stay silent even when an opponent smacked him in the head and avoid his angry stare Both Jeff Van Gundy and Rick Adelman often argued that Yao was being singled out by the officials

Yao Ming could get called for a foul just for breathing on the court while refs would sometimes look the other way even when they saw an opponent smack him in the head right in front of them Both Jeff Van Gundy and Rick Adelman said Yao was being singled out by the officials

Yao Ming would get called for a foul just for breathing on the court yet he couldn't get a call even when an opponent smacked him in the head His coaches Jeff Van Gundy and Rick Adelman often said that Yao was being singled out for unfavorable officiating