Restraining order made against Shaq

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Restraining order made against Shaq
by John Hollis - Aug. 22, 2008 03:20 PM
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
NBA star Shaquille O'Neal has been ordered to steer clear of an Atlanta-area woman who took out a restraining order Thursday.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Richard Hicks granted Alexis Miller's request Thursday after reviewing her allegations that the basketball player stalked her, threatened her with bodily harm and made harassing phone calls in which he breathed heavily into the phone before hanging up.

Miller, a 23-year-old hip-hop artist known professionally as Maryjane, claimed she ended an intimate relationship with O'Neal last month. She alleged he then threatened to pay performers $50,000 each not to work with her.

"It's been very difficult for her," said L. David Wolfe, Miller's Atlanta-based attorney. "Her fears are not only for herself but also the people around her." He said Miller, who has a young son, is "pretty traumatized."

Wolfe said Miller had known the 7-foot-1, 325-pound All-Star center for about a year and a half, and that the two became intimate over the past six to eight months.

The court affidavit quotes an e-mail from O'Neal as saying, "I dnt no who the [expletive] u think u dealin wit u will neva be heard from one phone call is I gotta make now try me. Sho me."

Wolfe said O'Neal, 36, still had not been served the legal paperwork as of early Friday afternoon. O'Neal's agent, Perry Rogers, did not return three phone messages left at his office Friday afternoon. Officials with the Suns couldn't be reached for comment.

Under terms of the temporary restraining order, O'Neal is prohibited from having any contact or even coming within 200 yards of Miller or her 19-month-old son. O'Neal, who resides in Florida, is not the father of the child, Wolfe said.

Both parties are scheduled to appear before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Karen Woodson on Sept. 4 to determine whether the restrictions should remain.

O'Neal has played 16 NBA seasons, winning three league championships with the Los Angeles Lakers (2000, 2001 and 2002) and another with the Miami Heat (2006). He was traded to the Phoenix Suns in February. The pro player was at the center of a controversy earlier this summer when he was caught on YouTube disparaging former teammate Kobe Bryant after the Lakers' loss to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals.

O'Neal filed for divorce from his wife Shaunie in 2007 but recently indicated he wanted to reconcile with her.

[-SDU-]

shaq playing lock down D!

[BigDaddyPR]

Its sad, these guys have eevrything and still fall in this kind of crap.
Im dissed with Shaq lately....

[stood-amire]

Is he (Please Use More Appropriate Word)? He just goes on and on sh*ting on all peaple he comes in contact with, i wonder when he comes out with a rap about Nash.

[cavsfan_osiris]

I'm sure he'll find a way to blame Kobe for this.

[-SDU-]

meh, im not fussed

shaqs private life doesnt affect his game

[garrick]

Never heard of her. Perhaps she just wants some media exposure?

[rsavaj]

I'm sure he'll find a way to blame Kobe for this.

so true.

Man, Shaq needs to stop stalking people/rapping and start focusing on basketball.

[Charcoal Filtered]

I give Shaq a free pass on stuff like this. It keeps him from making movies and that is the most important issue.

[TXSun]

Never heard of her. Perhaps she just wants some media exposure?

right on man. never heard of this "artist" either.

[Great]

Why is he threatening a 23 year old woman?

Quoted emails in court affadavits???

He's a grown man with kids, where is his mind?

[Mr. Sun]

Odd that this comes right after Shaq's attorney Ira Elegant wrote to Judge Roberto Pineiro the "parties have reconciled.'' This story is too one sided at moment to judge.

[premiumsqueezed]

...in which he breathed heavily into the phone before hanging up.

I'm sorry, but...isn't that just how Shaq talks normally? FAKE.

[The Diesel]

What did Gambo and Ash have to say about this situation? Did they have any "inside" information in terms of what the organization thinks about this?

I wonder if Kerr is already thinking about trading Shaq considering he's already embarrassed the organization 3 times since he came to Phoenix.