"Chris Bosh? Chris who?

At a time when the Miami Heat released its 2011-12 regular-season schedule Tuesday without mentioning a single player by name due to the lockout, and a time when the NBA did the same with its formal schedule release, Shaquille O'Neal pushed aside any league-mandated, lockout-created restrictions.

And mentioned LeBron James and Dwyane Wade by name during NBA TV's schedule show.

"The Miami Heat," the former Heat center said, "they've got a lot of great players, the 'Big Two.' They will be back.

"LeBron James is taking a lot of criticism, but I know LeBron very well. He hears everything that everyone is saying, so I think he's going to come back and have an MVP year this year."

O'Neal, in his debut as a full-time broadcaster, made a point of singling out 2006 Heat championship teammate Wade.

But Bosh?

Well, not so much."