Now that Shaq has been named in the federal class action lawsuit that claims he endorses a bogus Power Balance “performance technology” bracelet … (http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/01/24/33536.htm), will he stop wearing the bracelet or will he ask the company to supply him with one or two holograms for his injured hips?

Shaq givens an endorsement on the product’s website and says “it works.” Even though he admits he doesn’t know why. Two facts: 1) the Nov 2010 ESPN Outside the Lines report on scientific research by exercise physiologists at University of Wisconsin La Crosse for the American Council on Exercise (a consumer watchdog) that debunked power bracelets. The UW research tested 12 men and 9 women (20 of them UW athletes) and found the $30 hologram “Power Bracelet offers no performance benefit when compared to the $0.30 placebo bracelet.”; and, 2) Power Balance recent admission in writing “that there is no credible scientific evidence that supports our claims” that their wristbands and pendants improve balance, strength and flexibility. Some NBA players wear a bracelet on each wrist.