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Shaquille O'Neal can't escape his Kobe Bryant freestyle -- even in Huntsville, Ala.

Shaq Diesel went to dinner at Dolce Enoteca (yes, in Huntsville) last night and sources tell us he was a "true gentleman," posing for pics and signing balls for the kids.

But he ran into a little issue when it came time to order. The server ran down the evening's specials, which included Kobe beef filet. Shaq replied he "wasn't really in the mood for anymore Kobe," opting instead for the chicken.

No need to chew him and spit him out again.

Someone clearly isn't in charge of programming.

On Sunday, Shaquille O'Neal invited Kobe Bryant to toss his salad -- but today he told our camera, "I love you Kobe!"

He's got a funny way of showing it.

Profession Events, LLC. in Arizona is suing Lewis, claiming he never paid for hostesses he hired for a Super Bowl party back in February. The company claims they were promised several times they'd get paid the $5,780 they were owed -- but never did.

Minutes after an Arizona sheriff called for Shaquille O'Neal's badge over his n-bomb laced rap, the Diesel was already getting back-up from some of his other boys in blue.

According to a statement from Miami Beach Chief of Police Carlos Noriega, "Shaquille O'Neal is a member in good standing of the Miami Beach police Dept. He is a valuable asset to our organization and the city of Miami Beach."

Last January, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio made the Phoenix Suns star a special deputy, and then promoted him to a ceremonious colonel earlier this month. "I want his two badges back," Arpaio told the AP, "Because if any one of my deputies did something like this, they're fired. I don't condone this type of racial conduct."

Arpaio, known as "America's Toughest Sheriff," is best known for forcing inmates to wear pink undies and work on a chain gang.

O'Neal also served as a reserve officer with Miami Beach PD while playing for the Miami Heat.

Cops say Arfat Fadel will be charged with robbery and assault. Walker initially said three men came to his room at the Bellagio hotel, knocked him over the head, dragged him out of the hotel and robbed him -- and then left him on a Vegas street. Police now say Walker got into Fadel's car on his own, and surveillance video reportedly shows the baller walking out of the hotel "in good health."

Cops also released a photo of a person of interest that they want to talk to.

Walker was hospitalized after he was found laid out with a busted face.

In exchange for his plea, the Worm was sentenced to 36 months of probation, 45 days of roadside graffiti removal, one year of domestic violence counseling, and six months of drug and alcohol treatment.

The judge warned Dennis about acting like a fool in the future, telling him, "If I hear or see in the news that you have committed any more crimes -- you will go to jail."

Cops arrested the ex-baller in April after he and his girlfriend got into it after a night of drinking.

Carmelo Anthony just took a charge for the team -- well, himself -- and escaped a heavy DUI charge today in court.

The Nuggets All-Star was sentenced to probation and community service for a charge of driving while ability-impaired. In exchange, prosecutors are dropping a more serious DUI charge. He was also whistled for failure to stay in a single lane -- not the hardwood kind.

At least the The Jet appreciated the humor!

Shaquille O'Neal took the mic at a NYC club last night, unleashing a freestyle verbal assault directed at his arch-enemy Kobe Bryant -- blaming his former teammate for ruining his marriage and imploring him to "Tell me how my ass tastes."

After spending several verses shredding Kobe apart for losing in the NBA playoffs, Shaq drops the line, "I'm a horse, Kobe ratted me out, that's why I'm getting divorced."

The line most likely references a comment Kobe made during his infamous 2003 rape case, when he told Colorado police that he "Should have done what Shaq does ... Shaq would pay his women not to say anything." The two became famously bitter rivals after the incident.

Calls to Kobe's reps were not returned.

Shaq is finally speaking out on his freestyle attack on Kobe Bryant last night.

Shaq Diesel just told ESPN's Stephen Smith: "I was freestyling. That's all. It was all done in fun. Nothing serious whatsoever. That is what MCs do. They freestyle when called upon. I'm totally cool with Kobe. No issue at all. And by the way, don't forget, six albums, two platinum, two gold. Anybody who knows me knows I'm a funny freestyler. Check the NBA DVD when I was rapping about Vlade Divac during my first championship run. Please tell everybody don't make something out of nothing."

As Shaq requested, here's his Divac diss.

He spent his entire career eluding men who were trying to dispossess him, but Pele apparently couldn't outrun a gang of robbers in his native Brazil.

Reports from Sao Paulo say that a ten-strong gang of thieves armed with guns and knives took Pele's gold necklace, a phone, and a watch during a traffic jam in Santos in the state of Sao Paulo. Soccer's greatest legend -- real name Edison Arantes do Nascimento -- wasn't hurt.