Ben Wallace promised his Pistons teammates that he would handle Shaquille O’Neal in the 2004 Finals, which left Rasheed Wallace in awe.

His opponents, too, contributed to Shaq's self-belief. O'Neal felt the Pistons' big men duo of Rasheed Wallace and Ben Wallace were like the previous bigs who fell to his wrath. "Shaq Diesel" had ...

Shaquille O'Neal's stellar tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers came to a discordant ending during the 2003-04 season. The team had added Hall of Famers Karl Malone and Gary Payton to a roster that ...

Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons former player Ben Wallace has his number retired during halftime of the game against the Golden State Warriors at The Palace o ...

Ironically, Wallace and the Pistons beat a Lakers squad led by Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant in the 2004 NBA Finals. That’s a tough act to follow for Reaves, 26, given they play different ...

Ben Wallace experienced this after the 2005–06 NBA season. ... John Salley says Shaquille O'Neal loaned him $70,000 when he was broke and didn't want it back. Detroit's tough call.