“You Kidding Me?”: Shaquille O’Neal Is Clearly Not Happy Being Snubbed Off Top 10 List

The NBA has seen a lot of towering athletes make their mark in the league. You had players like Yao Ming who stood at 7’6” and made it extremely difficult to score on him. While there have been several other tall players who made a lasting impact, there has never been another Shaquille O’Neal. 

Big man Shaq is one of the greatest players to ever set foot in the NBA. The 7’1” center widely made his presence known on the court with his spectacular abilities to rack up the points for his team. A career average of 23.7 points might not exactly tell you how dominant he was when the Los Angeles Lakers won the historic three-peat from 2000-2002. 

What might educate you about Shaq’s dominance is that he took home the Finals MVP award in the three consecutive years that he went to the Finals with the Lakers. There are countless fans that hold Shaq in high regard. 

As a matter of fact, when fans or analysts draw their top 10 greatest players to feature in the NBA, you can unquestionably find the Big Diesel’s name on the list. He is a definite pick in your Top 10. Thus, when Shaq finds himself snubbed off a Top 10 list, you might expect him to retaliate with some strong words. 

Charles Barkley left Shaquille O’Neal off his Top 10 list and faced a threat from the big man

For fans, Inside the NBA on TNT is an absolute treat. We have witnessed a lot of hilarious moments on the show in the form of Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley engaging in constant banter with each other. It never seems to stop between those two. 

As the pandemic has caused everyone to follow self-quarantine, these guys are no exception. However, the show successfully returned on July 7, through a virtual connection. In a recent discussion, Charles Barkley apparently ignored Shaq when crafting his Top 10 list and it did not sit well with the four-time NBA champion. 

We have seen many friendly feuds between Shaq and Chuck in the past, and this one can be added to the collection as well. Shaq gave a powerful response to Chuck for leaving him out of his Top 10 list. Well, we are not sure if it is a response or a threat. You can decide for yourself. But one thing which is certain is that Chuck seriously offended Shaq by snubbing him off the list. Here is what Shaq said: 

“Chuck, you know what? I miss you and all, but I ain’t gonna argue with you,” he said. “You’ve got two options: When you get back here, you face this [raising his first], or you take all your clothes off and you jump in that damn lake, river, ocean, whatever it is, and you hold your breath for 30 minutes. When I see you, I’m putting these hands on you! I’m not in your top 10? You kidding me?”

Nonetheless, these two are legends of the sport who love each other. They were in giggles throughout the segment which clearly implies that they were joking around. Even a pandemic can’t stop Inside the NBA cast from getting together and giving fans a good time!