So apparently Shaquille O'Neal, that merry prankster he, had this super funny way of hazing rookies, well at least to Gary Payton.
“We used to always play jokes,” Payton said. “Shaq is a jokester. So if one of the rookies would be in the stall, he would take a bucket and use the bathroom in it for about a week. And then all of a sudden, he would pour it on them.”
Let's hope the "use the bathroom in it for about a week" was kind of a euphemism and he actually didn't go to the bathroom in the bucket for a week and then shower it on another human being. Let's also hope that the bucket only had liquid and not solid waste.
My those were the times! I wonder if anyone tried that now, would they be immediately arrested or would someone have to press charges first?
Amazing.
Source.
BTW, Payton and O'Neal were teammates on the 2005-06 and 2006-07 Heat teams. The rookies in 2005-06 were: Gerald Fitch (KY), Wayne Simien, and Matt Walsh. Dorrell Wright had one year of experience. The rookies in 2006-07 were: Robert Hite (MIA) and Chris Quinn (Notre Dame). Earl Barron had 1 year of experience.