?Glitchy? Shaquille O?Neal Gets the Better of Kobe Bryant in Resurfaced Clip, Leaving 20 Year Son and Fans in Fits

When we talk about the most storied duos in NBA history, one name stands atop the rest. While the likes of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen dominated the 90s, no pair caught fans’ attention like this pair. For the Los Angeles Lakers, the start of the 21st century signaled a return to relevancy. Even though Showtime with Magic Johnson at the helm was fantastic, the franchise was going through a rough patch. But, that changed in 1996. The team drafted a kid by the name of Kobe Bryant while trading for Orlando’s big man, Shaquille O’Neal.

The rest, as they say, is history. Having two remarkable talents saw the duo compete on and off the court. When resurfaced footage from a practice session became viral, fans couldn’t help but pitch in their two cents. And joining the fans was one special member.

Shaquille O’Neal gets son’s approval

For 3 years straight, the gold standard of NBA basketball resided with the purple-and-gold. At the start of the century, the Lakers would capture 3 straight championships, thoroughly dominating the competition. While a solid roster helped, the true stars were Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant.

But, as we all know, the duo were constantly at each other’s throats. Even though there was a lot of respect, there was a certain level of animosity. While the two eventually mended ways, the ’00s were not that time. However, their respect for each other was clear to see for anyone watching this clip.

Shared by?Overtime,?it sees the two legends going at it one-on-one in a practice session. While both show off some nifty moves, it is Shaq who gets the better of a much younger Kobe. And, safe to say, the 7-foot big man made a few new fans.

Looking at Shaq’s size and girth, and eventual regression, people forget just how fast O’Neal truly was. Whether it was running the fast break or showing off a twitchy crossover, the big man could do it all. So, seeing Shaq show off some smooth handles left fans, and his son Shaqir, who recently confirmed his religion, impressed.

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Sharing the video on his IG story was his son Shaqir O’Neal. After recently making his debut for Texas Tech, it seems like the 20-year-old could take some dribbling lessons from his dad after all. But, it wasn’t just the youngest son of the Lakers’ big man that was impressed.

Fans go crazy over Shaq’s bag

Even the post had the caption, “I don’t remember Shaq being that shifty tbh”. Because most of his career was spent dominating from the post, O’Neal’s underrated ball-handling skills were diminished. And fans took notice. “shaq needed to use them handles he had right there in game”.

Another fan was reminded of the famous 2k glitch looking at Shaq’s moves. “Shaq doing that 2k end game card straight glitchy”.?Some older fans, however, were quick to put?Overtime?in its place. ?’I don?t remember shaq being that shifty’ the person who runs this page is 10 yrs old or sum”.?

Fans also remembered the time Shaq went one-on-one with Michael Jordan at the All-Star game. “Shaq put the moves on mj one Allstars warmup”.?While we consume a ton of basketball seemingly every day, it was nice to see the younger generation of basketball fans get to see Shaquille O’Neal as the anomalous monster he truly was. Seeing him in a suit on the TNT set can distort the image of the locomotive bull-dozer that the?Diesel?was on a basketball court.

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