The NBA community actively likes to make trade predictions and what-if scenarios. With no games happening all day long, fans spent time sharing their predictions online. They also engaged in open discussions and shared opinions. Shaquille O’Neal was one of them. Shaq shared a post on his Instagram stories that led to complete mayhem online.
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The post shared by Shaq suggested a very unconventional trade suggestion made by the Instagram page, Basketball Forever. The trade proposal included three teams namely, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Golden State Warriors, and the Brooklyn Nets. The Lakers would receive Kevin Durant and Ben Simmons from the Nets, and Draymond Green from the Warriors.
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Whereas, the Warriors would get Anthony Davis (Lakers) and a round-one draft pick. On the other hand, the Nets would get Russell Westbrook, Jordan Poole, and James Wiseman with round-one draft picks in 2027 and 2029.
Shaquille O’Neal and NBA fans react to bizarre trade suggestion
Shaquille O’Neal shared the post on his Instagram story. Shaq left fans confused because he didn’t explicitly share his opinion about the trade. However, this didn’t stop fans from expressing their point of view. They were quick to say that the Warriors would never say yes to this idea.
“So Warriors trading their whole future for injured AD”?
“Warriors have left the chat”
“Why would golden state blow the entire team up for some *** who can’t stay healthy? Crazy”
Some Laker fans made their opinions about not wanting Ben Simmons on the roster very clear.
“Hell Nah, we don’t want Ben Simmons”?
“Being on the Lakers would snap Ben Simmons in half”
Fans also commented about how they felt about this trade in general.
“The dumbest trade proposal of all time”
“This is a terrible deal”
“This is bad all around lol”
Shaq’s day on Instagram
Shaq spent his night sharing a bunch of posts on his Instagram story. The posts ranged from motivational messages to music to unique facts and figures. He even made an Instagram reel.
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In the reel, Shaq was seen lip-synching to audio that said, “I wake up motivated. I wake up trying to bless somebody, inspire somebody, encourage somebody, help somebody, motivate somebody and get somebody to the next level.”?
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The reel included lines that said, “I know what I am. I am a whole lot of things that a lot of folks would like to be.” Shaq captioned this reel with one word, ‘yup’. One could say that Shaq had a pretty good outing on social media and kept fans busy on a no-game day.
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