![]() The name is sometimes altered to reflect the player being fouled, for example Hack-a-Howard when used against Dwight Howard, or Hack-a-DJ for DeAndre Jordan. However, once Nelson's off-the-ball fouling strategy became prevalent, the term Hack-a-Shaq was applied to this new tactic, and the original usage was largely forgotten. Because of O'Neal's poor free throw shooting, teams did not fear the consequences of committing personal fouls. Teams sometimes defended him by bumping, striking or pushing him after he received the ball to deny him an easy layup or slam dunk. At that time, the term referred simply to play especially physical defense against O'Neal. The term was coined when O'Neal played at LSU and during his NBA tenure with the Orlando Magic.
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