Trae Young Leaves Message for Shaquille O’Neal After “Hawk Juice” Mischief On Inside the NBA

‘F–k Trae Young‘, the Madison Square Garden, was in unison against the Hawks star. But the Big Aristotle is supporting the 3x All-Star despite the hate from the Knicks supporters. Young has averaged 25.4 points and 9.6 assists in 21 games against the Knicks in his career. Since the recent victory, he has continued to gloat and has received backing from Shaquille O’Neal.

“Ahh- ahhh👊🏽😂 @shaq,” the 26-year-old added a photo of Shaq from the Inside the NBA show. Sharing the photo with his 5.1 million followers on Instagram, the picture was a screenshot from the clip where the Lakers’ legend shared his love for Hawks by using their merch.

“Ahh- ahhh, I’m drinking some of the Hawk Juice. Ahh- ahhh!” Even the 4x NBA Champion re-shared the story on his Instagram, reaffirming his support.

During the show, too, Shaquille O’Neal had huge praise for Trae Young. When watching the highlights of the game, the #11 drained a 3-pointer, in the 3rd quarter. “This guy right here, owns the Knicks, Ahh- ahhh.” 

After the game, even Ice Trae, on his X stated, “I hope Shaq talking his 💩 tonight too !! Ahh- ahhh👊🏽. ” After the highlights, Ernie Johnson read out the tweet, and O’Neal boarded the hype train once again. “That’s right, you know I got you my boy.”

It’s their second victory over the Knicks this season and advanced to the semifinal of the NBA Cup. Interestingly, Atlanta outscored New York 61-46 in the second half, as three of their players scored 20+ plus points. Meanwhile, the Knicks only had one player, Josh Hart with 21 points and 8 rebounds. Will the Hawks continue their dominance or will they roll over to the Bucks?

Shaquille O’Neal had key advice for Hawks and Trae Young

In early November, the Hawks had an indifferent start. Winning the first two games to start their season hot but suffered four back-to-back losses. But Shaq didn’t want their fans to lose hope, because he saw the potential.

“They’re not bad to where they go below 10 so yeah it’s all about matchup. So 10 plays in or whatever 10 play seven or eight they like you don’t ever count Trae out ’cause if he heats up he can carry it.”

However, he had one question, “But can he carry a whole season by itself to where they’re in the fifth sixth seventh spot? No, that’s no disrespect to Trae.”

He advised that Young needed help, but he would still be the centerpiece of the organization. “He (Trae) needs help. He needs another respectful jock on the team. What I mean about a respectful jock, Trae, it’s your team, but I’m getting my shots up too. That’s how Kobe was to me.”

And their recent win over the Knicks suggests that other players have indeed stepped up to help. De’Andre Hunter added 24 points, Jalen Johnson added 21 points, and Trae Young added 22 points. Seeing this performance, Shaquille O’Neal opined, “Hawks are going to win and they are going to win easily. Bucks are a terrible transition defense.” Will you bet on the Hawks just like Shaq?