The Hack-a-Shaq is a basketball defensive strategy used in the National Basketball Association (NBA) that involves committing intentional fouls (originally a clock management strategy) for …

Dec 3, 2024 · Hack Shaq was a method of getting deliberate fouls on an opposing player who is bad at free throws. It was named after Shaquille O’Neal who was the first victim of the technique.

Jan 13, 2025 · Named after Shaquille O’Neal, the Hack-A-Shaq strategy involves one team deliberately fouling a weak free-throw shooter from the opposing team. The goal is evident: …

Sep 23, 2024 · During a discussion on his show Gil’s Arena, former NBA star Gilbert Arenas spoke about Shaq’s wild fouling saga. Arenas highlighted how Shaq’s fouling strategy helped …

Sep 22, 2024 · Shaq used his fouls as a deterrent for opposition players coming up against him. Due to greater physicality being allowed during his time, Shaq could get away with making …

Oct 31, 2023 · The Hack-a-Shaq rule originated as a tactic to exploit Shaquille O’Neal’s poor free-throw shooting, intentionally fouling him to send him to the free-throw line and reduce his …

Nov 13, 2024 · In the late 1990s, NBA coaches faced an impossible dilemma: how to stop Shaquille O'Neal, a 7'1", 325-pound force of nature who could overpower any defender in his …

Aug 20, 2021 · Defending players would intentionally foul Shaq in order to send him to the free-throw line to get him to miss. Coach Popovich – or “Pop” as he was usually called – …

Apr 30, 2016 · As the league sees it, things have gotten out of hand: There were 420 deliberate fouls away from the ball in the regular season, up from 179 in the 2014-15 season and 115 the …

Jun 19, 2021 · More specifically, teams are trying the “Hack-A-Shaq” strategy — the strategy of intentionally fouling the opposing team’s worst free-throw shooter named after Shaquille O’Neal.