On April 19th, the 2002-2003 season playoffs officially began.
The Phoenix Suns hosted the Blazers.
Sometime after four in the afternoon, the players began arriving at the US Airways Center.
Inside the locker room, Skiles mysteriously pulled O'Neal aside.
"What is it, Scott?" O'Neal asked his former teammate, a confused look on his face.
Skiles glanced left and right before whispering, "Shaq, are you hungry? Did Chen let you eat?"
By the end of the fourth episode of the weight-loss show, O'Neal's weight had dropped to 357 pounds.
Compared to his later years with the Lakers, when his weight had ballooned to 380 pounds or even higher, this was actually ideal.
But losing so much weight in just over a month meant he'd gone hungry quite a bit, which would surely affect his performance in the game.
The regular season was one thing; Skiles didn't care about that. But this was the playoffs.
