Shaquille O?Neal and Charles Barkley are back at it again with the ?championship rings? insults. These two often are at each other?s throats, going back and forth in a rather playful manner. While the hosts talked about the Philadelphia 76ers‘ win over the Celtics, the conversation quickly got derailed following which Charles Barkley locked horns with his co-host as he tried to discredit Shaq?s fourth championship ring by dragging Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade into the mix.
During the show, Inside the NBA, Shaquille O?Neal tried to defend James Harden after his amazing performance in Game 4. This eventually led to Barkley calling out Shaq for lying about D-Wade on national television.
Barkley calls out Shaq’s lies amid his James Harden take
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While on the show, Shaq and the rest of his co-hosts talked about James Harden and his phenomenal performance in Game 4 against the Boston Celtics. The Big Aristotle mentioned how he?s the second option on offense on the team but still needs to look for his own shot.
Shaq took a trip down memory lane and drew comparisons with his playing career by saying he had to ask the other half of his star duo to get their own shots instead of looking for him as well. The 15x All-Star also?brought up how he had to ask D-Wade to create his own offense if he himself was being heavily guarded. This immediately led Charles Barkley to call him out for lying about the Flash on television.
Barkley said, ?When you played in Miami, you didn’t have four people guarding you, that’s it. They had four people on you in L.A. They only had one on you in Miami.? That led Shaq to correct him by saying, ?No, no, they had two.?
Shaq also added, ?You was watching all that. That was my fourth ring. You remember that, don’t you?? This immediately prompted Barkley to say, ?You got three rings,? and then later on adding, ?You were riding on Dwyane’s coattails.?
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Did Shaquille O’Neal ride the gravy train to his fourth ring?
Shaquille O?Neal won three championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, playing alongside Kobe Bryant. He won his last ring while playing for the Miami Heat, alongside 13-time All-Star, Dwyane Wade. While Sir Charles may have been trying to insult Shaq, he certainly wasn?t riding the train to his final NBA championship. During the 2006 season, Shaq averaged 20.0 PPG, 9.2 RPG, and 1.8 BPG.
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Apart from his numbers, Shaq was a huge part of the Miami Heat?s first NBA championship in franchise history. After Barkley tried to hurt Shaq?s feelings, the two went back to their old shenanigans which fans have come to adore. Hopefully, this duo never changes their ways as they entertain millions across the globe.
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