Humiliated in such a manner by Su Wan, Shaquille O'Neal kicked over a trash can in the opponents' player tunnel as he passed through.
This scene was captured by reporters and became the headline news in the sports sections of many media outlets the next day:
"Defense broken, 'three consecutive championships' Overlord feels what it means to be a fading hero!"
"Dragging down the team, even the most dominant superstar in history can't escape fate!"
"Did Pat Riley make a mistake? This is Shaquille O'Neal's first year of his big contract!"
Major media outlets unanimously predicted a bleak future for Shaquille O'Neal and the Heat Team, even starting to worry about what the Heat Team would do with Shaquille O'Neal's massive contract.
After all, the Pacers had demonstrated to the whole league how to target the current Shaquille O'Neal. As O'Neal aged, these issues seemed destined to become even more difficult to resolve.
The Los Angeles media popped the champagne.