Even After 20 Years of Friendship Because of Their Moms, Shaquille O’Neal Has No Shame in Calling Charles Barkley’s Career “an Abject Failure”

As much as Shaquille O’Neal is lively and good with people, one trait that some people don’t like about him is that he’s too straightforward. He generally likes to speak his mind which often ends up upsetting or offending some people. They think he’s being rude and disrespectful, but the Big Diesel likes to express his thoughts freely. Shaquille O’Neal has sometimes received criticism for saying things that may be deemed as controversial.

But still, Shaq continues to be the way he is and talks his heart out. He’s good with people and people like him. However, despite his good friendship with this celebrity friend of his, he said something which would shock everyone. Read to know what Shaquille O’Neal said he actually feels about Charles Barkley.

Shaquille O’Neal talks about Charles Barkley

In the most recent episode of Shaq’s podcast ‘The Big Podcast’, he talks about Chuck and tells how he feels about him. Shaquille O’Neal called Chuck out on his show and referred to his career as “an abject failure.” Now, why would he say that? So what had happened was the entire crew were talking about how Chuck called Kevin Durant’s career an abject failure and if he was right or wrong.

Moreover, Shaq also admitted that Barkley himself looks upon his career in a similar light. In fact, the four-time NBA champion doesn’t fail to remind his friend of the same. “And I throw it in his face all the time,” he added.

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In addition, the Los Angeles Lakers legend said that Chuck had also ridden the bus. But didn’t win the championship like Kevin Durant. He also mentioned how winning championships and putting stats are not important, but showing that you can lead a team is. Thus, he called him that.

Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley have been seen playing against each other many times and have been arch rivals on the court. But they’ve also been seen chilling around, joking with each other. Both of them started broadcasting later on in their careers.

Incidentally, the two legends became friends through their mothers after a fight. Since then, they have sustained their friendship despite many arguments on live TV.

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