Shaquille O?Neal Continues His Feud With $205 Million NBA Star Amid Fan Comparison of Him With Jazz Rookie

Coming off a blockbuster trade acquiring center Rudy Gobert, the Minnesota Timberwolves have created a deep team for the season. However, the team consisting of veterans like Karl Anthony Towns, and D’Angelo Russell along with Gobert still seem to be struggling. The Timberwolves are currently the 9th seed in the Western Conference with a 20-21 record, trying to earn a spot in the playoffs. Fans’ debate on whether the Wolves won or lost the Gobert trade continues as the ex-Jazz center averages 14 points per game so far.

Joining the fans, four-time NBA Champion Shaquille O’Neal continues his feud with Rudy Gobert. Shaq shared a comparison post between the T-Wolves center and a Jazz Rookie which caught the attention of the NBA world.

Fans continue to criticize Rudy Gobert

Though Rudy Gobert’s addition seemed great, the team is underperforming as they are struggling to get a playoff spot. Amidst this, a comparison post between the Wolves Center and Jazz rookie Walker Kessler is going viral. The post showed the rookie averaging 1.9 blocks per game, while Gobert is averaging 1.4. Shaquille O’Neal shared the post on his Instagram story.

The post has caught the eyes of the fans, as they debate about the trade. Interestingly, Kessler was also a part of the Gobert trade.

One fan commented, “Rudy Gobert has always been highly overrated! We are seeing it now that he?s with?T-Wolves.”?Another fan wrote, “Rudy is the most overrated defensive player ever, soft and he can?t stick Nobody 14ft away from the rim”.?

This fan did not hold back:?“One of the dumbest trades in history I?m sorry ? made no sense”.?

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Here are some more reactions:

“Will go down as one of the worst trades ever”

“No surprise”

“L for Minnesota”

“Gobert is super overrated. How he won one dpoy is beyond me”

Gobert signed a five-year $205 million contract extension with the Jazz in 2020 which made him the highest-paid center ever.

Shaquille O’Neal resumes his beef with Rudy

Shaquille O’Neal made a statement on Rudy Gobert after Utah Jazz’s playoff loss to Dallas Mavericks in the 2021-22 season. He said, “Rudy?s a great player, a fine defensive player but he offers nothing on the offensive end.??

Shaq was asked if he would Gobert would have held him to 12 points. The Los Angeles Lakers legend replied, “12 yeah, in the first 3 minutes. It?s against my religion for somebody to hold me one on one. I take that personally.?

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Gobert made a clear statement mentioning he has no beef with O’Neal. Though Shaq seems to appreciate it, fans believe the feud is continuing with him comparing Gobert with the rookie.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are currently one spot shy of securing a playoff spot. It will be interesting to see whether the Wolves can make the playoffs.