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08-27-2015, 12:50 AM
http://uproxx.com/dimemag/2015/08/curb-your-enthusiasm-shaq-fun-facts/
In the season two episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm titled “Shaq,” the A-story involved Jeff Green giving Larry floor seats to a Lakers game. Midway through the game, Larry stretched his legs and ended up tripping Shaquille O’Neal, causing Shaq to fall to the ground and badly injure his knee. Afterward, Larry became a pariah on the streets, as nobody in the city could even stand to be near him because he was the man responsible for possibly jeopardizing the rest of the Lakers’ season.
Inexplicably, however, the incident also seemed to start a run of good luck for Larry. With nobody wanting anything to do with him, he was now getting out of numerous annoying tasks he didn’t want to participate in to begin with, as well as getting revenge on a doctor who had wronged him earlier in the episode.
Written by Larry David himself, “Shaq” first aired on HBO in November of 2001, and was directed by Dean Parisot, the man behind movies such as Fun with Dick and Jane and Galaxy Quest. It came during the height of O’Neal’s popularity. Months later, the Lakers would win their third-straight NBA Championship. The episode seamlessly blends the world of entertainment and sport, and a handful of scenes are still referenced by fans of the show to this day — one of which we’ll get to in a moment.
In the season two episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm titled “Shaq,” the A-story involved Jeff Green giving Larry floor seats to a Lakers game. Midway through the game, Larry stretched his legs and ended up tripping Shaquille O’Neal, causing Shaq to fall to the ground and badly injure his knee. Afterward, Larry became a pariah on the streets, as nobody in the city could even stand to be near him because he was the man responsible for possibly jeopardizing the rest of the Lakers’ season.
Inexplicably, however, the incident also seemed to start a run of good luck for Larry. With nobody wanting anything to do with him, he was now getting out of numerous annoying tasks he didn’t want to participate in to begin with, as well as getting revenge on a doctor who had wronged him earlier in the episode.
Written by Larry David himself, “Shaq” first aired on HBO in November of 2001, and was directed by Dean Parisot, the man behind movies such as Fun with Dick and Jane and Galaxy Quest. It came during the height of O’Neal’s popularity. Months later, the Lakers would win their third-straight NBA Championship. The episode seamlessly blends the world of entertainment and sport, and a handful of scenes are still referenced by fans of the show to this day — one of which we’ll get to in a moment.