Why Did Shaq Criticize Dwight Howard So Much?

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In this clip, NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal talks about why he gave Dwight Howard (The Los Angeles Lakers / Orlando Magic / Houston Rockets) such a hard time.
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@raulgallardo6217 Ай бұрын

Its hilarious hearing shaq talking about guys being sensitive when hes like the most sensitive player ever

@robertocontreras4006 Ай бұрын

Facts

@WuntaykTimmy1 Ай бұрын

Someone pull up tha compilation of shaq complaining about steve nash wining mvp stead a him

@scootC8 Ай бұрын

& he actually says “I’m not sensitive” 😂

@andrewpayette621 Ай бұрын

He's projecting

@marquessalley3924 Ай бұрын

Facts

@About36Greekss Ай бұрын

Cap , Shaq was 100 % serious when calling out Dwight over the years. He saw Dwight as a threat for many years , that’s my opinion atleast

@van2.060 Ай бұрын

a threat to what? Man stop lol

@Azraelfromgamefax Ай бұрын

for real. And second, he straight up bullied JaVale Mcgee, which he owned up to and apologised for, but it happened.

@masta_wayne Ай бұрын

100%. Shaq had a fragile ego and Dwight came along and competed with his legacy as a Magic big man. I am a fan of Shaq but the dude is a hater toward Dwight

@Obstakill Ай бұрын

And he never got close to being a threat but shaq was definitely threatened and when Dwight started doing the Superman thing. Shaq be hatin on Dwight...

@js1241 Ай бұрын

Dwight was never a threat to shaq. Shaq gets in his feelings when you take things from him. Dwight took the Superman name, and shaq was extra petty about it. Nothing new. Dwight’s great but he ain’t on par with shaq . Not even close

@supremeleem9488 Ай бұрын

This guy got a different story everytime someone asks him this question 😂

@justinbray75 Ай бұрын

He got a different story for everything to be honest. Lol

@rachitshukla7111 Ай бұрын

This comment. And then he covers it up by bolstering his reputation by helping/empowering those in need or those who are impoverished. It's a front.

@eyeconqueror1185 Ай бұрын

i just realized shaq is like hulk hogan lol

@Rickle_Pick23 Ай бұрын

@@eyeconqueror1185underrated comparison

@v4v819 Ай бұрын

You want him to repeat the same old story every time he's answers the same old question, time after time...

@K3ASTON Ай бұрын

Glad to see everybody commenting saying Shaq straight up lying.. he never was joking when it came to Dwight

@WillisAmak Ай бұрын

My name is SHAQUILLE, My mama named me after Shaq. I was born in 96... Nearly 11lbs.... I love shaq! I embraced my name because of him. But youre right, Shaq seem kinda salty towards Dwight.

@michaelkeating3651 Ай бұрын

Shaq wasn`t joking when it came to Dwight, and he wasn`t joking about Ben Simmons, he is just the most insecure professional sports star that I have ever come across.

@kicknowledgesmith8608 Ай бұрын

Nah Shaq saw Dwight as a threat to his Orlando big man legacy and hated that he put on that Superman cape, and he seems to be threatened by Joker.

@jonjetmore4018 Ай бұрын

How does he seem to be threatened by Joker? He consistently praises him lol He also constantly praises Embiid.

@dwaynekeenum1916 Ай бұрын

@@jonjetmore4018he voted for SGA mvp lol that’s hate

@3kWyz Ай бұрын

@@dwaynekeenum1916tf it’s not

@dontAtMe69420 Ай бұрын

@@3kWyz when you hear the reasons he chose SGA, its just delusion. "Hes the baddest man". No hes not.

@unlimited9004 Ай бұрын

Definitely true and aligns with Shaq’s character

@antoniotruong5647 Ай бұрын

When the person you're having "fun" with doesn't think its funny means it ain't "fun".

@kaboomkp Ай бұрын

Like javal McGee… feel bad for the guy it can’t be good for your morale when a legend of the game is constantly making fun of you and turns you into a media laughingstock

@Jmw357 Ай бұрын

So many babies.

@switch7431 Ай бұрын

@@Jmw357 Shaq is one. Biggest baby of them all.

@tapio_m6861 26 күн бұрын

@@kaboomkp Realistically, Shaq cost McGee a whole lot of money because he built him a certain image. Was he clumsy? Sure. But was he so clumsy that he deserved a McGee-only Shaqtin-a-fool segments where all he did was pick on McGee even if the plays he brought up were not even bad.

@shezadm6300 23 күн бұрын

@@tapio_m6861The things sometimes people who have insecurities will try to put down others... Its unfortunate but so common in this world! Don't know Shaq's exact motives for that segment was but just was unfortunate he had to be put thag guy down! It might of been for clout but very disrespectful! On another note, the videos on the playlist on my channel titled 'Purpose of Life?' might be interesting or maybe even life-changing for some people!

@renegade4288 Ай бұрын

Shaq won't admit to the fact that he likes to be a bully as much/if not more than he likes to be a motivator.

@shawnchia3611 Ай бұрын

He's a fun guy 😸

@delljohnny Ай бұрын

@@shawnchia3611 Lou amundson will like to disagree

@One.Zero.One101 Ай бұрын

Sure Shaq had other reasons, but I truly believe Shaq was disappointed and frustrated that Dwight Howard didn't post up more. Whenever they would watch clips on TNT Shaq would say get your big butt in the post. Learn some moves and work on your game.

@renegade4288 Ай бұрын

@@One.Zero.One101 then what's the reasoning for how Shaq treated others like Javele McGee?? I don't buy it

@daviddufresne9905 Ай бұрын

People admire tall people, but there is the opposite of Napoleon syndrome and he has it. And I've seen it with other big guys I've known. Few people dare to challenge them due to their size and the fact that they can probably beat up 99 percent of people, But when someone does have the audacity to challenge them they are infuriated. There are big guys that go the other way and I can't say what's more common, but gentle giant or bully they are very conscious of their size.

@MindfulAttraction2.0 Ай бұрын

jealousy.

@bsp5689 Ай бұрын

What would he be jealous over?Shaqs had the more successful career on AND DEFINITELY OFF 👀👀👀

@davidgaskins2589 Ай бұрын

Lol shaq was a better player if he retired in 2001

@markozbunjol625 Ай бұрын

@@bsp5689 he is. He get mad if someone think that Wilt is more dominant. But Wilt is more domitant. Why we can't said that Wilt is better. I know that he is better then Shaq. More average points, rebounds, better defender and better offensive player. He is anomaly. But Shaq don't conversation about that.

@Peter-hz3vs Ай бұрын

@@markozbunjol625 I think Shaq is better because the league is more competitive. But Shaq is a salty guy and can be quite pathetic at times despite he is fun.

@tari8134 Ай бұрын

@@bsp5689 Shaq was on the decline in his career while Dwight was on the incline. Shaq felt threatened by Dwight. You're looking at the situation in hindsight, not how it happened in that moment.

@xjudoflip7381 Ай бұрын

I just can't take Shaq serious when he calls other people sensitive, when he is so sensitive himself.

@savage7ecneek437 Ай бұрын

Projection

@shippudenplayer12345 Ай бұрын

He’s literally said he knows when people are sensitive because he’s sensitive

@Mrgx150 Ай бұрын

Ikr lol. People should be sensitive to that stuff because it’s coming from a respected legend of the game that comes with fair criticism. Shaq wants them to take it personal and they take it personal. Shaq is a certified old head

@danielwiley9828 Ай бұрын

“To the VICTOR goes the spoils” he’s earned the right to sit on the throne and bark out his critiques 🤷🏿‍♂️

@xaevius5319 Ай бұрын

@@danielwiley9828 then at the very least he should be able to take the same heat he's giving out otherwise you're just a hypocrite, which he is because he has shown us multiple he cannot take heat himself.

@XxkillerxX10 Ай бұрын

Mr. Sensitive. That’s why.

@keist7 Ай бұрын

Petty White

@Iceman-xe7jo Ай бұрын

JJ looking at Shaq like “this guy makes no sense”

@MrAjking808 Ай бұрын

That’s what you came up with? lol slow asf

@killerecho Ай бұрын

Never called him out/it was a joke/it was out of respect/motivation/he's being sensitive/it was never personal...bro just checking off every gaslighting technique out there in the first 2 minutes.

@Matthew-xl5bc Ай бұрын

Shaq destroyed Dwight’s image and was the reason why Dwight didn’t make the top 75 list. Shaq is an all time great but he will be forever a clown for that.

@TwanVRr39O Ай бұрын

Thank you

@noname-ue7lb Ай бұрын

No thanks. Dwight isn't top 750 all time.

@10kirneh Ай бұрын

@@noname-ue7lb aight name 750 better players than him

@bayscit Ай бұрын

@@noname-ue7lb so you're a clown too huh?

@tomevers6670 Ай бұрын

@@noname-ue7lblol I don’t even like Dwight and he’s for sure top 100 on everyone’s list that’s knowledgeable and unbiased.

@l9ikjam Ай бұрын

Shaq went after every big man that was getting attention

@c7lee Ай бұрын

And ones that weren’t too (JaVale McGee)

@crisomii Ай бұрын

@@c7leetbf Javale was getting attention but for the wrong reasons

@treezy7593 Ай бұрын

@crisomii before the fracture javale was 🔥. But after that he started to struggle. But shaq went in to hard

@chillax9184 Ай бұрын

Right now he’s silent and not giving praise of Joker because you know, when all said and done Joker would be the greatest center of all time and Shaq is threatened to get down on the list of top players of all time

@treezy7593 Ай бұрын

@chillax9184 joker still a long way from greatest center ever. Chips arent the end all be all but 1 ring and a couple mvps arent enough. He still got a real shot tho

@rudimerm7686 Ай бұрын

The Superman title irked Shaq. At the end of the day, Shaq is a big kid.

@user-be7tc2bd6e Ай бұрын

AGREED.

@janveidt2700 Ай бұрын

A big kid who also happens to be a bully.

@Mr_SuaveTV Ай бұрын

Zion is a big kid, shaq 50

@mel_mudkip23 Ай бұрын

He was jealous lol. “Big man alliance “ 😭😭😭😭

@chiewweilian Ай бұрын

JJ smirked when he heard that lmfao, he knows that is just some BS

@Vito_Caligiuri Ай бұрын

I like how he calls himself the “President” of said Big Man Alliance, but Kareem is still alive.

@JTD472 Ай бұрын

Shaq has the G14 classification on sensitivity for sure. Also has it for rewriting history

@JoeBauers Ай бұрын

Shaq believes in historical revisionism. He also has a bully mindset in many situations, so I dont consider him a "fun" guy

@maxmeier532 Ай бұрын

it's a testosteron charged environment, pro sports in a billion dollar company that is. if you cant stand the heat, dont go into the kitchen. you can hate it or love it, but in environments like the NBA only the ones that thrive on negative energy that is thrown at them, survive. To a degree that is true for a lot of realities people live in. You cant others let define you and step on you.

@carmelokm Ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly 😂You hit the Nail on the head Fam..

@migueldegreef6565 Ай бұрын

He’s not even funny. He thinks he’s funny

@karatechap555 Ай бұрын

i love how the comments are no longer buying the bullshit. i hate how jj doesnt even make an attempt to contest shaq's lies

@chrisolivo6591 Ай бұрын

I think it started over a dumb reason as Dwight was being called Superman and Shaq wanted that moniker. I love Shaq but I think he’s petty sometimes and is very insecure about his legacy.

@serpserpserp Ай бұрын

He was silly about it. But he was called Superman first. And when he was playing in Orlando. Dwight did try and steal that for him. But Dwight is the best big man in Orlando history.

@grahamwilshaw3507 Ай бұрын

@@serpserpserpre-read how petty and silly your words are and that is what Shaq was being. A big insecure child. They called Dwight Superman but that’s my self proclaimed name and I have a Superman tattoo…boohoo shaq

@YonkoBlackbeard Ай бұрын

@@serpserpserpClark Kent was Superman first so your point is irrelevant Shaq is and was a child and he knows it

@thepeopleschamp9076 Ай бұрын

I keep telling people it was over a poll in like 2008 or 2009. The poll was asking who had the better Orlando career, and Dwight won with over 70% of the vote. We all know Shaq is insecure, and that's when he went 0-100 on the Dwight hate.

@jake-qn3tl Ай бұрын

Because he's a jealous, insecure, petty dude

@stevenlogan6710 Ай бұрын

Jealous of a sissy?? 🤣 I don't think so..

@gdog2831 Ай бұрын

How many rings you got? Joking

@KAMProductions Ай бұрын

1:15 JJ trying his best to keep his composure 🤣

@jahvita Ай бұрын

bro, I didn't even catch that. THANK YOU for the belly laugh. He was a half step away from bursting out in laughter 😂

@gh8066 Ай бұрын

💀💀💀💀

@kam_12_ Ай бұрын

for most of the interview 💀

@bandito241 Ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing 😂

@mlo009 12 күн бұрын

LOL! JJ went "Thierry Henry meme" for a moment.

@kingcane5819 Ай бұрын

Makes no sense when athletes say the fans don't understand their sport as much as they do. Just because you all are taller than the average person doesn't make you wiser.

@ericcollins8794 11 күн бұрын

They are pros they know things that the average fans dont

@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi Ай бұрын

“Sensitivily”. Tf.

@nb6918 Ай бұрын

Shaq the most sensitive guy out there. Chuck makes 1 comment and Shaq asks him how many rings he got.

@ono3869 Ай бұрын

I always enjoyed Kenny Smith pushing Shaq's buttons every time he introduced Dwight with a "Superman is in the building!". 😂

@DD-sw1dd 21 күн бұрын

So funny hearing the hypocrisy with Shaq. “Ain’t no ‘hack a Shaq’! I ain’t playin!” Also Shaq. “There is only 1 ‘Superman’! That’s me”.

@user-sk9sp7pe4y Ай бұрын

if narcissism was a person would be shaq

@MonkehSee Ай бұрын

You’re just sensitive..

@KaizerSozaye Ай бұрын

And if imbecile was a person….. it would be you.

@MonkehSee Ай бұрын

@@user-sk9sp7pe4y nah you’re a monster and sensitive

@ConvictedFelonDonaldTrump Ай бұрын

He’s the biggest beta male in nba history. He cries about literally everything.

@MonkehSee Ай бұрын

@@ConvictedFelonDonaldTrump cry about it

@austinfitterer9167 Ай бұрын

I understand JJ’s interview style is to always be complimentary, but there was a missed opportunity to call out Shaq’s BS here.

@evanlouanthony Ай бұрын

Not saying Shaq would actually do something but I’m sure he has a certain level of intimidation.

@iamsedrickb Ай бұрын

Jj is too pro player so he won’t say nothing negative really. At most anything negative he says against a player is a reasonable critique

@codg3484 Ай бұрын

@@iamsedrickbright. No further proof than the Ben Simmons interview

@jeffhuang5061 Ай бұрын

right. JJ is not a reporter. the goal of his podcast, which i appreciate, is to give these players a platform to be human, to let people relate to them, mostly in a positive light. he's not there to dig into your personal life and make you uncomfortable. he's there to let his viewers know that there's more to shaq (or another nba player) than what you normally see.

@etuboldon Ай бұрын

Especially how stinky it was.

@bashswag Ай бұрын

Shaq was 100% going at Dwight for years, he hated being compared to him.

@fabianboon3740 Ай бұрын

Straight yappin, Shaq defo mentioned and called Dwight out to put him self in a better light because Dwight was straight hoopin as a Magic, and after his Magic run Shaq continued so nobody could see dwight in a serious light, just in a banter way with Mr O'Neal

@rogerchang3491 Ай бұрын

@4:21 Shaq is being a hypocrite here because there was a lot of stuff. He did not do nor apply to his game. So that he to get better on and off the court. However, he wants to criticize others for not doing the same. Then at @5:31 for Shaq to say he aint sensitive, come on bro. Everyone who watches Inside the NBA, knows that is a lie. LOLz If both of these weren't true then Shaq would have never left the Lakers and would not had any problems with Kobe.

@Wizard-xt5ld Ай бұрын

Free throws 😂

@rogerchang3491 Ай бұрын

@@Wizard-xt5ld, this video just shows that Shaq isn’t sensitive rite? Lolz kzfaq.info78B7ABJjLtI?si=1oQ0j8-cMzjP9Q7Q

@lance8163 Ай бұрын

Watch the full interview and Shaq admits he's the most sensitive person and that's how he knows other guys are. Just like he's said, in this interview and countless times, he knows he could've been better but he didn't put in enough effort. I already know you're a zoomer lmao.

@idkiguess69 Ай бұрын

@@lance8163grown men shouldn’t acknowledge they should’ve done better then continuously not doing better is a character issue It’s not just sensitive it’s jealous bitterness and resentment Stop defending this clown shaq is a cry baby

@rogerchang3491 Ай бұрын

@@lance8163 I don’t need to watch the whole interview. Because it is the same story every time. Shaq will say all these nice things like he is trying to help and mentor guys. However he ain’t because they were lots of other interviews, he did the opposite. I can easily go and find other videos because this isn’t the first time. So how does it make sense to say you aren’t sensitive in this clip. However in other bits in the interview say that you are sensitive? Lolz,

@_ripVanWinkle_ Ай бұрын

Tim Ledger is more knowledgeable in basketball than Shaq, wild to say

@samw00dsidegames17 Ай бұрын

Shaq was upset that he was past his prime and Dwight was outplaying him. He always likes to use the excuse of “oh I was just trying to motivate him” but he was just jealous that he couldn’t keep up at that point in his career and he took it out on the new guy.

@hoopsfan3437 Ай бұрын

Love Shaq, not trying to call him a liar, but he's definitely, um, "distorting" the origins of his consistent taunting of Dwight over the years. I do think there was a level of pettiness/dislike from shaq due to the fact that dwight was an up and coming bigman who happened to both play for Orlando and also be a physically dominant center. I think what triggered it was the whole superman thing back in 07/08. There's a reason why Chuck will occasionally refer to him as "Petty White" lol.

@thepeopleschamp9076 Ай бұрын

Yep, he lost a poll for 'best Orlando career' to Dwight back in '08 or '09, and that's when he really started hating on Dwight.

@AIisMyBff Ай бұрын

Dwight followed Shaq's footstep from Magic to Lakers while calling himself Superman. Shaq hated that. Word. 😂😂😂

@andrephillips7764 Ай бұрын

Shaq saw him as a threat so that is a big lie

@JimmyEmoz Ай бұрын

When Shaq is looking at you and asking you if he is a nice guy you have to answer yes quickly 😂

@user-cq5rl6dy1d Ай бұрын

😂‼️😂

@SerbStar2011 Ай бұрын

Hes so full of it

@MIent1313 Ай бұрын

"What's your definition of calling out" I can already tell Shaq about to cap 😂

@robyelsewhere5205 Ай бұрын

Shaq felt threatened by dwight because he was a IN shape version of what shaq could have been

@87ondabeat42 Ай бұрын

Facts

@stanleed.harold5457 Ай бұрын

Dwight was goofy

@PantsaBear Ай бұрын

@@stanleed.harold5457 Dwight was damn good at basketball and took getting better at it very seriously. He just never took himself too seriously, so somehow this guy who was shredded athletically and clearly very skilled was labeled as a clown who didn't work hard. SVG (whos an idiot) made him look bad, the Lakers media made him look bad while he was hurt, and then in Houston Harden wanted to set individual records over playing winning basketball and somehow the media blamed Dwight for that too (Harden didn't try playing complimentary ball until like 2 years ago, when he was obviously on the decline) Meanwhile media always has no problem idolizing egomaniacs like Shaq and MJ like they the gold standards of being the ideal human being lol. So backwards

@johnneil1313 Ай бұрын

Agree

@reignmans Ай бұрын

@@PantsaBear meanwhile in the series vs the blazers DWIGHT was the one trying to keep them alive while harden was shooting like 30% FG and chucking dumb af shots. dwight is the most underappreciated and underrated big man that ever played in the league. the way people talk about him... if i never saw him play and lead the magic to the finals, i'd think he was a deadbeat scrub end of the bench guy.

@ChrisBeaman Ай бұрын

I lost respect for Shaq after watching these videos with JJ. Guy needs therapy. He tries to pull the wool over our eyes, but it’s clear the guy has deep unaddressed insecurity and anger.

@rogerchang3491 Ай бұрын

Shaq always like to backtrack. He has done it for years and years. However good thing about the internet is that it never goes away. So you can easily see other videos where he say how he really feels.

@vittiriowashington5211 Ай бұрын

Thanks to his stepdad

@etuboldon Ай бұрын

I remember he wrote in a book that he hated David Robinson because when he met him as a highschooler, David was nonchalant and so he held a grudge for yrs. Yrs later he admitted he'd fabricated the whole story, and he tried to laugh it off like it wasn't anything serious.

@CoolF-jd7rr Ай бұрын

A so-called ⚪ man diagnosed that a so-called ⚫ man has anger issues. Wao! And he thinks his opinion is tremendously valuable? Awesome 👍.

@Kobe8DaGreat24 Ай бұрын

Who is our?

@vjoojv Ай бұрын

Shaq is full of ish!

@pierce15131 Ай бұрын

The irony of his hate on Dwight after he resented Kareem for doing the same to him for so long is completely lost on him.

@rainpatch4358 Ай бұрын

Shaq is lying about joking about Dwight. He sees Dwight as a big threat in his legacy back then.

@migueldegreef6565 Ай бұрын

The continuous bullying on Javale McGee too. Having his mama telling him to stop shows how far and out of control he made

@kylekraemer5116 Ай бұрын

Super clear answer. If he’s serious, you’ll know it. But he’s joking most of the time, and most people don’t know it. He’s not serious, and it’s all jokes. But he’s seriously motivating these players. In summary, he has been consistently joking tactically with a serious purpose, and you will know when he’s serious but you won’t know when he’s serious 😂😂😂

@Iceman-gm1fu Ай бұрын

Totally

@CoolF-jd7rr Ай бұрын

People who joke all the time are doing themselves a disservice. They can hardly be taken seriously when need be.

@AKABoondock19 Ай бұрын

I like shaq but his deficiencies as a human being are like.....proudly on display here.

@filipzaitsov4730 Ай бұрын

Thats a bully mentality when a bully try’s to explain why he beat up a smaller kid

@piercefisher8132 Ай бұрын

Shaq took a page outta Kawaii’s joke book with the “I’m a fun guy” 😂 1:36

@aaabc80 Ай бұрын

Shaq was 100% more dominant than Dwight but the thought of Dwight being seen as Superman, kinda throwing Shaq away like he never happened (to Shaq) made Shaq almost despise Dwight. To Shaq, there could only be one Superman.

@vincerussosux Ай бұрын

Remember when he tried to bully Yao Ming?

@thirtyacres7504 Ай бұрын

Shaq was sensitive. Still is. Shaq's call out on Dwight was unwarranted. Dwight was a beast in Orlando. Absolute beast. People forget. Dwight played 8 years for the Magic. By the time he made it to the Lakers, he was already worn out, back injuries, and arguably no longer in his prime. At least not peak prime.

@charlesc.b2435 Ай бұрын

This was a blessing to watch.

@cam8868 Ай бұрын

Shaq was jealous of Dwight when he was in Orlando

@brandondetroitfanmichaels4325 Ай бұрын

Actions speak louder than words

@ason2023 Ай бұрын

I wish the same question would have been asked about JaVale McGee. This is so cap

@Carsareimportant Ай бұрын

That comeback by JJ was perfect 😂 “you know about that?”

@thisnewnamesystemisdumb Ай бұрын

Growing up i liked shaq but as the years go on and i hear more and more stories from/about him I've lost a lot of respect for him.

@rayseanroe6824 Ай бұрын

How you feel about MJ??

@Kobe8DaGreat24 Ай бұрын

So like he cares smh

@emptysuit Ай бұрын

Shaq was criticizing his younger self. It’s the lessons he never took from Kobe.

@ramseyebryant Ай бұрын

Maybe Dwight never took them but Shaq still went onto win …. Shaq didn’t take conditioning as serious and Dwight didn’t take games as serious as

@yassersalem7992 Ай бұрын

@@ramseyebryant Shaq had Kobe, Dwight had Turkoglu and he legit took Orlando to the finals

@CoolF-jd7rr Ай бұрын

@@yassersalem7992"You can't even pronounce the man's name.

@Doofyy11 Ай бұрын

I love to type of questions. He genuinely ask these questions and not tryna stir it up

@guoyang7566 Ай бұрын

I understand a little more about Dr. O'neil now. Thanks Mr. Redick.

@teedubb71 Ай бұрын

What about Javale Magee, cuz nobody thought he was going to be a “great” big man. And yea it may have been fun for YOU but it wasn’t for him and he let you know that time and time again. But you couldn’t take it when he called you a minstrel show.

@skincarver1797 Ай бұрын

I just looked at Shaq's stats and he never added 5ppg's to his average in the playoffs, he was definitely a dominate big man but he didn't meet all the requirements he listed.

@BookerT69 Ай бұрын

Shaq was right about Dwight but Dwight was so good at one point. Ben Simmons is a complete joke and him not getting better after all these years just shows that he don’t care and or his coaches aren’t getting him any better.

@penkima4923 Ай бұрын

Ben Simmons was all-NBA good once.

@HoodedAlchemy Ай бұрын

Ben was fine until Doc he was one of the best defensive players in the league and all nba

@emmanueltumi7244 Ай бұрын

@@HoodedAlchemy😊😊

@shawnchia3611 Ай бұрын

@@penkima4923 Ben aint hardly the same level as Dwight.

@penkima4923 Ай бұрын

@@shawnchia3611 All-NBA and all-defensive Ben was hardly a complete joke.

@Bugsygb1 14 күн бұрын

Great to see Big Shaq being the only person not hating on JJ :D

@Bonelesswatrmelon1 Ай бұрын

He doesn’t like Dwight. It’s weird guys just blatantly lying. Love shaq but he’s clearly lying about this topic

@borrachobama7168 Ай бұрын

Dwight was moving up that rebounds list before the game forced him out of the game.

@viperstrike0 Ай бұрын

Shaq calls out people who he sees are like him, naturally gifted but underachieving. I think there is a type of animosity there but i also think he is trying to motivate them in the way he was motivated wich was by people calling him out.

@a-rod279 20 күн бұрын

It is true that he always supports the big man, that is the reason why he went to meet Zach Edey in the final four and waited for him in the tunnel to greet him

@sstelevision6376 Ай бұрын

I knew old heads like Shaq and there really is this manipulative mentality they have where they test your resolve by hitting you with “negativity” just to see how you respond. If it pushes you to prove them wrong then they’ll respect you, and if you get emotional or run from the challenge then they just figure you’re not cut from their cloth. It’s not about hate or jealousy to them it’s like them trying to initiate you into a fraternity but they have to make sure you’re worthy. These days that doesn’t really fly and gets called toxic and all of that but it’s a real thing that happens.

@natevanderw Ай бұрын

I like the old head mentality also. But let's not forget how shaq literally tried to bully people over the years like what you would see in jr. high school, when the guy was 40 years old.

@CoolF-jd7rr Ай бұрын

"Initiate into a fraternity", interesting choice of words.

@xxrkg8437 Ай бұрын

Remember when Dwight was in the dunk contest the month after Kobe died and did a dunk with Kobe’s jersey and the dunk was bad but since it was for Kobe the judges scored it high 😂😂😂

@Ananse15 Ай бұрын

@@borrachobama7168tried to be edgy and failed lmaoo 🌽 🏀

@Ananse15 Ай бұрын

@@borrachobama7168 😂

@jikae10 Ай бұрын

The problem is that Shaq gives more credibility to role players on championship teams like Kenny than main dudes like Chuck who played in the Finals. Kenny was along for the ride, he can't understand what Shaq went through as 1A/1B.

@ryanboyd36 22 күн бұрын

Chuck said it best. “Mr. Sensitive.” Kobe’s story about ending his 40-point streak when Shaq was coming back from injury because Phil Jackson asked him to says a lot

@alwayskul Ай бұрын

Shaq likes to use that word "marketing" a lot now. Him and Kobe didn't have beef. That was just marketing. Shaq made up that story about David Robinson snubbing him for an autograph when he was 15 and feuded throughout their careers based on that lie. The media (and myself included) fell for it. He wrote books based on that lie. That ain't cool man. He finally admitted to coming clean. Why is marketing so important? What about integrity?

@CoolF-jd7rr Ай бұрын

Marketing and integrity don't usually go well together.

@TheBstakz Ай бұрын

Honestly I think Shaq should not shoot down Chuck whenever championships are brought up. Chuck LOST in the finals, so of all people Chuck knows exactly what he did wrong (or things that he should have done differently) because of those losses. Chuck has added to the championship discussions because he knows what it's like on the losing side

@BloopyBloop-gs1to Ай бұрын

Plus by Shaq's logic, any team, coach, or player who manages to win a championship for the first time would have won only by getting lucky since, again, by Shaq's logic, they wouldn't know how to win a championship since they wouldn't have won one yet.

@PantsaBear Ай бұрын

@@BloopyBloop-gs1toMost normal people reflect on this thought process and corrects it at some point, especially when its literally the goal of your career. Meanwhile 50+ year old Shaq still telling make-belive stories to himself and others that allows for emotions to get in the way of growing up. Same thing why he never tried fixing his Free Throw form with any form he thought was feminine/embarrassing. He instead would rather score significantly less points, and then post-career get incredibly upset about not passing Wilt in scoring by a thin margin. As if this guy didn't have dozens of people over the course of his career advising him too, just a wild ego

@Jenkdog14 Ай бұрын

Barkley also happened to be going up against apex Jordan who averaged 40 in those finals. Barkley definitely could have won a chip with different circumstances.

@parabellum5503 Ай бұрын

How is this guy the most petty sensitive selfish person but also the most generous and thoughtful.

@mister_bailey Ай бұрын

I’d say chalk the earlier part of your statement to competitiveness. All the greats have a little bit of that pettiness/sensitivity toward their standing in the game (hence his story about Wilt and Kareem).

@joeypage9268 Ай бұрын

Hes doing the same thing w Wemby right now. He is hard on him but only bc he wants him to succeed

@samuelwilliams7331 Ай бұрын

Dwight could have been a legend. Shaq saw him potentially better than himself. Shaq was right in the end. Dwight is in the Hall of really good and not the Hall of Fame.

@misinfluence Ай бұрын

He is 1000% a hall of famer and is getting in lol

@tigera6 Ай бұрын

If Ben Wallace make the HOF, Dwight definitely should.

@publixchicken5024 Ай бұрын

Mans got a panel !!!

@Qwik11Hoops Ай бұрын

Shaq or Jokic? Who you got?

@DeepBlueWho Ай бұрын

“I’m a fun guy. -Shaquille O’Neal” - Kawhii Leonard

@omarg2079 Ай бұрын

Reflective Shaq and In-The-Moment Shaq are like 2 completely separate people.

@djtridium Ай бұрын

G-14 Classification is from Rush Hour. Nice reference there by Shaq

@maartenvz Ай бұрын

Props to JJ for asking the difficult questions! Props to Shaq for avoiding them :D

@marks2053 26 күн бұрын

If someone is in your ballpark of skill, fan, friend or even family. You are actually competition whether you like it or not. People act very differently when they are aware that you can challenge them in there craft. If not, it’s all good with plenty of handshakes.

@NewJerseyNets11 18 күн бұрын

“I don’t get sensitive, but I’m gonna drop a mixtape about you” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Yeaidoubtit Ай бұрын

I agree with Shaq bc I am the same. When I like someone or meet someone, I intentionally push buttons to see where your character is. Ive lost a lot of friends bc of this but the friends who’ve stayed, we have a bond nothing can recreate. Its an ego thing yea but it’s meant to uplift the strong and strengthen the weak

@heyheyhey33351 Ай бұрын

Dwight puts an S on, people call him Superman. Shaq puts an S on, people call him Sensitive.

@EastTXplaya Ай бұрын

Shaq is the most emotional guy. LMFAO 😂😂😂. Mr Sensitive.

@MRBJT51 Ай бұрын

Shaq should have played in the 80's

@darrylwallace2428 Ай бұрын

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar would criticize Shaq harshly, and alot of people didn’t like it. But Kareem also saw Shaq’s potential, and wanted him to use the criticism as motivation to reach it. Shaq I believe at times was annoyed by Dwight, for example it’s been well documented how he didn’t like Dwight using the Superman gimmick like he did, and then criticized him out of frustration. But Shaq is also on record for saying during an epsiode of Inside the NBA that he saw alot of himself in Dwight, and then criticized him out of dissapointment because he didn’t think Dwight’s attitude was in the right place, and felt he was making some of the same mistakes he made in his career. All in all it would be nice to see those two shake hands someday.

@harrier1830 Ай бұрын

That something added to the article is 4 rings

@rickyrichreacts9667 Ай бұрын

He never saw him as a threat he just thought he should be putting up better numbers than he was. Shaq knew he was greater than what he was producing

@GOATBasketballHighlights-xi9pg Ай бұрын

I love Shaqs says "take it as a man" he's speaking to Dwight like a father making his son tough in any situations so that he can make shaq shut up and be more than settle for less and goof around. Shaq is all wisdom here as the greats do to him also. It's tough love.

@CoolF-jd7rr Ай бұрын

Nah, it's sensitive, petty and hypocrite love.