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Article: Lakers' Buss Wants to Make Up With O'Neal
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- November 29, 2004
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JOHN NADEL, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
11-29-2004
Dateline: LOS ANGELES
Hey, Shaq, Jerry Buss wants to be buddies again.
Buss, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, said in a rare interview that he has one regret regarding the shakeup of his team last summer: Shaquille O'Neal's angry reaction.
"I have not spoken to him," Buss said before Sunday night's game against the New Orleans Hornets. "I did call his agent and asked if we could have lunch before he left town. I plan on doing that again."
O'Neal has repeatedly expressed anger at the Lakers, general manager Mitch Kupchak and Kobe Bryant since being traded to the Miami Heat in July.
"Right now, his statements indicate he's not in a very good ...