Shaq vs. Steve Nash: “Shortly after O’Neal was traded to the Suns in February 2008, Nash mentioned to his new teammate a reality show he was pursuing. It would feature the Suns point guard taking on professional athletes in their own sport. The topic didn’t come up again until early in the 2008-09 season, when O’Neal boarded the Suns bus and told the team he would be starring in a new reality show in which he would be taking on, you got it, professional athletes in their own sport. ‘You mean the idea you stole from me?’ one Suns representative said he heard Nash say. In reality, a source close to Nash said, ‘Steve was pissed. He couldn’t believe Shaq’s lack of integrity.’” Nash lawyered up, and presto, he got an executive producer credit on the show. He passed on the opportunity to bash Shaq when reached by a columnist. The show’s ratings weren’t terrible. [Arizona Republic]