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Becoming special sheriff won't be easy for Shaq

CLEVELAND (AP) Becoming one of Ohio's uniformed officers won't be a cakewalk for Shaquille O'Neal.

Hoping to further his off-the-court career in law enforcement, the Cleveland Cavaliers star has applied to become a special deputy in the Buckeye state. But the (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported Sunday that O'Neal must pass an examination and undergo training first.

The Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy is currently reviewing O'Neal's qualifications. (MORE)

Cavaliers Headlines

Final	1	2	3	4	Tot
Philadelphia	23	28	30	10	91
Cleveland	36	18	21	22	97

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Final Boxscore

Leaders	Philadelphia	Cleveland
Points	L. Williams 22	L. James 32
Rebounds	E. Brand 14	2 tied with 8
Assists	A. Iguodala 7	L. James 9

Standings
Central Divison
	W	L	Pct	GB
Milwaukee	8	3	.727	0.5
Cleveland	10	4	.714	--
Chicago	6	6	.500	3.0
Indiana	5	6	.455	3.5
Detroit	5	9	.357	5.0
Full Standings

Cavaliers Leaders
Points:	L. James	29.4
Rebounds:	A. Varejao	7.9
Assists:	L. James	8.1
FG%:	L. James	52.7%
Steals:	L. James	1.5
Blocks:	S. O'Neal	1.6

Offense (Rank)
Points:	99.1 (17)
Rebounds:	40.0 (26)
Assists:	20.4 (17)
FG%:	47.1% (6)
FT%:	73.4% (21)
3P%:	44.3% (2)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	95.1 (9)
Rebounds:	40.6 (8)
Assists:	18.9 (8)
FG%:	44.3% (10)
FT%:	77.4% (23)
3P%:	30.0% (3)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/25	@ Det	-
11/27	@ Cha	W 90-79 10/31
11/28	vs. Dal	-
12/2	vs. Pho	-
12/4	vs. Chi	L 85-86 11/5
Full Schedule

Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
11/21	vs. Phi	W 97-91
11/20	@ Ind	W 105-95
11/18	@ Was	L 91-108
11/17	vs. GS	W 114-108
11/14	vs. Uta	W 107-103
11/12	@ Mia	W 111-104
11/11	@ Orl	W 102-93
11/6	@ NY	W 100-91
11/5	vs. Chi	L 85-86
11/3	vs. Was	W 102-90

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
10/26/2009	J. Hickson	Exercised Contract Option
10/22/2009	A. Barrett	Waived
10/22/2009	R. Robinson	Waived
10/22/2009	D. Watkins	Waived
10/19/2009	R. Kurz	Waived
10/19/2009	L. Nevill	Waived
10/1/2009	A. Barrett	Signed as Free Agent
10/1/2009	C. Karl	Signed as Free Agent
10/1/2009	R. Kurz	Signed as Free Agent
10/1/2009	L. Nevill	Signed as Free Agent

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
11/17/2009	A. Varejao	Hip contusion
11/17/2009	J. Moon	Left game - sprained left ankle
11/14/2009	S. O'Neal	Strained shoulder
10/27/2009	D. West	Personal reasons
10/26/2009	L. Powe	Left knee - out 4 months