This shows you just how boring the Olympics can become, especially when you are on assignment to cover them live. L.A. Times columnist Bill Plaschke happened upon a giant statue of Shaquille O’Neal and felt compelled to bow down and worship the last man that was able to bring an NBA championship to the city of Los Angeles. This would have been a whole lot more interesting if Bill had walked around to the back of the statue and found the button that makes Shaq say “Kobe, how’s my ass taste?” in Chinese.

P.S. The Chinese aren’t the only ones with a statue of Shaq. Shaq-fu himself has one in his backyard, which you can see here.