Shaquille O'Neal says he told the Celtics not to trade Kendrick Perkins because he might not be back.
But A. Sherrod Blakely isn't buying it.
"Why in the world did he get all those cortisone shots and go through all that rehab if, in fact, he knew he was not going to be able to play?" Blakely said to CSN's Carolyn Manno Monday on SportsNet Central.
"What he's basically saying is that Danny Ainge and Doc Rivers lied to the public for weeks on end about his status. Looking at Doc's track record, looking at Danny's track record, that does not add up."