But O'Neal didn't care about the team's lenient handling of him; in front of reporters, he casually said, "If I could take a vacation by paying money, I would hand John a check and just rest for half a season."
Well, as it stands, the return of Shaq doesn't seem to be entirely good news.
The Magic Team appears to be more chaotic than before.
Before, it was just conflicts between players. But now, there's an added layer of conflict between players and management.
For the other teams, this drama is simply fascinating.
It seems they hardly need to exert themselves; the defending champions are on the verge of knocking themselves out.
Time quickly reached the days when the pre-season was about to begin, and the Magic Team, reversing their dominant performance in the pre-seasons of the past two years, only managed to achieve a record of 3 wins and 2 losses.
These results are not great, but they're not too bad either.
