Shaquille O'Neal Video: Watch His Hilarious Reaction To $35,000 Fine

Shaquille O'Neal struggled in the Christmas Day game against the Orlando Magic, and only ended up playing 12 minutes of the game. Afterwards, he criticized the referees for the calls they were making. He said of referee Bob Delaney, "I guess they come out to see No. 26 (Delaney) play. He was a great player out there today."

The response by the NBA was, of course, a fine. Shaq was fined $35,000 for his comments. Shaq's response to the fine? Hilarious.

After being asked a question about it by the reporter, he ran over to Kevin Garnett and hugged him, simply saying "WHY?", and got other Celtics in the locker room involved in his reaction as well.

Shaq remains, as always, enjoyable to watch, with his acting skills having improved since the days of Kazaam. Cheap shot aside, it was a great reaction to a fine that he likely knew he was going to get the second he said anything about the referees at all.

Whether those fines are justified or not is a discussion for another day. For now, watching Shaq's hysteria is all one needs to get a laugh today. As for where you can see Shaq's antics next, perhaps he'll make something happen, whether on the court or off, in tomorrow's matchup against the Knicks.