In the name of truth, basketball and the American way, the Hack-a-Shaq must be eradicated from the NBA.
As a devout, unapologetic lover of hoops, I have faithfully watched the NBA playoffs, and what breaks out? A slow, awkward dance that's more cover-your-eyes embarrassing than any shuffling two-step on prom night.
It's called the Hack-a-Shaq. It has to stop. It's a major flaw in the NBA game that will be addressed at league meetings after the league champion is crowned.
I have a simple solution for this boring possession to the foul line, which ruins the jazzy free flow of basketball and replaces it with something as aggravating as a blaring horn of a taxi stuck in stop-and-go traffic.