‘I’m a physical player, and I’m pretty...

‘I’m a physical player, and I’m pretty sure he knows that I can probably give him a little trouble.... I know I can give him fits. I’m going to work as hard as I can so, Oct. 28, I can prove it.’

Danny Fortson,

Dallas Maverick forward-turned-center who could start in the regular-season opener against the Lakers’ Shaquille O’Neal