O'Neal was elated, he hadn't expected Roger to put Pat Riley in such an embarrassing situation.
He originally thought Roger's earlier statement, "This is not over," meant taking down the Heat to teach Riley a lesson.
Instead, Roger gave Pat Riley a terrible public execution.
True to Roger's form, his efficiency in handling things was high.
Now Shaq could understand why Laetitia had said in an interview with the media before, "The many years of life in the past are not as pleasant as the two nights with Roger in Orlando."
After having been frustrated for so long, one night with Roger had made him happy!
For the Magic, the good news was that after giving Riley a hard slap, Roger was not suspended.
But the bad news was... well, there was no bad news, only another piece of good news: O'Neal was finally making his comeback.
On the Christmas Day game against the Houston Rockets, Roger and Shaq would join forces for the first time this season.