Who does Shaq think is the greatest of all time?

Shaquille O'Neal says LeBron James on path to become greatest ever. Lakers great Shaquille O'Neal believes if LeBron James passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for No. 1 on the all-time scoring list that he should be considered the greatest basketball player ever.
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Who does Shaq say the best player is?

Shaq Says Giannis Will be the Best Player in the League | Inside the NBA - YouTube.
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Who does Shaq think the best center is?

Shaquille O'Neal ranked his top five NBA centers on SportsCenter when discussing his new book, "Shaq Uncut: My Story."
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  1. Bill Russell. 5 of 5.
  2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. 4 of 5. ...
  3. Wilt Chamberlain. 3 of 5. ...
  4. Hakeem Olajuwon. 2 of 5. ...
  5. Shaquille O'Neal. 1 of 5. ...
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What does Shaq think of LeBron James?

"LeBron is my guy, but nobody was ever scared of LeBron," Shaq said. "So, if you're not scared of a guy, you just have much more confidence. That's a dangerous guy to play with. They respect him, but they don't fear him 'cause I can tell, I watched him playing against them, they not scared."
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What does Shaq think of Michael Jordan?

Shaquille O'Neal Reveals He Was Terrified Of Michael Jordan When He First Met Him: "I Was Terrified Out There. The Whole Game... I Was Worried About Him Dunking On Me And Having To Go Back And Face The Fellas." Facing Michael Jordan can be a stressful and fear-inducing endeavor for any NBA player.
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Shaq in shock after Hollins says neither Kobe nor MJ can fill LeBron’s shoes | First Take



Who is the goat to Shaq?

Shaq says LeBron is the GOAT if he becomes No. 1 scorer in NBA history.
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What Michael Jackson thought of Shaq?

“Shaq's the biggest player I've ever seen, in terms of physicality. He was this big, massive guy when I came back from baseball, so I was somewhat intimidated. “I didn't really know how to play against him.
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Who says LeBron is the goat?

The GOAT debate will likely never die down even after LeBron James is done playing and retires.
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Can LeBron pass Kareem?

Games needed to pass Abdul-Jabbar: 49

James will enter the 2022-23 season projecting to need 49 games to pass Abdul-Jabbar's record. In 2021-22, the Lakers' 49th team game came on Jan. 27. Because he missed time due to injury, James didn't play his 49th game until March 13.
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Where does Dr J rank all time?

He is the eighth-highest scorer in ABA/NBA history with 30,026 points (NBA and ABA combined).
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Is Shaq the most dominant center?

Shaquille O'Neal agrees he's 4th-best center in NBA history

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O'Neal was one of the most dominant forces the NBA has ever seen. However, there have been a number of other terrific centers in NBA history, and Shaq is actually rather humble when comparing himself to those other legends.
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Who is the most watched NBA player?

Stephen Curry's recent hot streak is moving the NBA ratings needle. Warriors-Celtics averaged a 1.4 rating and 2.49 million viewers on ABC's NBA Saturday Primetime over the weekend, the highest rated and most-watched NBA telecast — outside of the All-Star Game — since Nets-Warriors on February 13 (1.5, 2.56M).
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Is Shaquille O'Neal the strongest?

Wilt was definitely stronger than Shaq (although Shaq is a LOT heavier because he has a lot more fat than Wilt did). Shaq's excess fat has a negative affect on his stamina. Wilt averaged 46 minutes per game over the course of his career, and in 1962, Wilt only sat out EIGHT MINUTES of the ENTIRE SEASON.
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Is LeBron James better than Shaquille O Neal?

When it comes to accolades, LeBron has more All-Star, All-NBA, All-Defensive, and more MVPs than Shaq. The Diesel ended his career with 4 rings, the same number as LeBron right now.
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What did Shaq say about Ja Morant?

Shaq sees some of Kobe Bryant's edge in Ja Morant

That context alone should tell you how impressive O'Neal finds Ja Morant. “I had the ability to play with three fabulous guards that had that 'it factor,'” the TNT analyst explained. “My first came in was Penny Hardaway.
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Will LeBron be the greatest of all time?

LeBron could be No. 1 on the NBA's all-time scoring list when his career is over. He's currently in third place behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone. Statistically, LeBron is the best all-around player in NBA history since he's the only player in the top-100 of all the major categories.
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Who hit the first 3 pointer in NBA history?

Chris Ford of the Boston Celtics is credited with making the first three-point shot in NBA history on October 12, 1979.
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Who is the youngest NBA player to score 10000?

This Day In Lakers History: Kobe Bryant Becomes Youngest To Score 10,000 Points. Kobe Bryant is one of the most decorated scorers in the history of the NBA, finishing his career third on the all-time scoring list.
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Who can break Kareem's record?

1: LeBron James. The man most hated man of 288,468,581 people (the U.S. population minus Florida) is the player with the best chance of breaking Kareem's record.
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Who does Magic Johnson think is the goat?

You can argue that Magic Johnson, the greatest point guard of all time and physical freak, is the GOAT. You can make cases for Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but when you take everything into account, there is only one GOAT: Michael Jordan.
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Who does Larry Bird think is the greatest of all time?

Larry Bird on what made Michael Jordan the greatest player he ever saw: 'He's literally on a different level' Larry Bird is one of the greatest players in NBA history; however, even he admits he never saw anyone like Michael Jordan and believes he was on a different level than any other player in NBA history.
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Who is the NBA goat now?

NBA superstar LeBron James is acknowledged by a wide array of basketball fans as being one of the GOATs (greatest of all time) in the sport.
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What does Michael Jordan think of LeBron?

Michael Jordan, in an article from ESPN in 2013, confessed to studying LeBron James and said what he would do to slow him down. “I study him [LeBron James]. When LeBron goes right, he usually drives; when he goes left, he usually shoots a jumper. It has to do with his mechanics and how he loads the ball for release.
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Did Michael Jordan ever dunk on Shaquille O Neal?

Shaquille O'Neal shared his experience playing against Jordan. He noted that Jordan tried dunking on him, so he decided to flagrant foul him. Shaq revealed that Jordan told him to never apologize for making contact with another player, something Shaq then carried with him later (3:45 onwards).
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Did Jordan beat Shaq?

Michael Jordan and Bulls lost to Shaquille O'Neal and Magic in '95 playoffs. The Bulls faced the Magic in the second round of the 1995 playoffs. In six games, O'Neal and Co. eliminated Chicago, handing Jordan his only postseason series loss from 1991 to 1998.
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