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Shaq is not in a party mood

Hey, Shaq, they say it’s your birthday.

by Kurt Mensching
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Shaq turned 41 on Tuesday. He does not seem amused about TNT’s on-air celebration of that fact.

Not pictured: A festive game of “pin the tail on the Ernie.”

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