Shaq’s Latest Harsh Take On Victor Wembanyama

Shaquille O’Neal is one of the best NBA players of all time.

He is also a huge, huge hater. For whatever reason, Shaq feels the need to beef with every modern day big man. Maybe it’s insecurity; perhaps it is something else. But he simply cannot just be a supportive fan.

This week, Shaq ranked the best players in the league.

What he said about Wembanyama really rubbed some people the wrong way.

“I’m gonna go with Victor Wembanyama at 31,” Shaq said.

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“Same thing my father told me: you’re good but you’re not good enough. So he was really good. Really, really good. But when your team don’t make the playoffs… when you’re that guy and all the pressure is on you, it don’t matter who you got out with you, you have to win.

“So with the addition CP3 and they made a couple more moves, they definitely should be pretty good. But right now he’s at [31].”

Ranking Wembanyama at 31 is fine. It is only his second season in the NBA, after all.

But the way Shaq does it is so antagonistic. Once upon a time he was a really funny and jolly guy, but the older he gets, the more bitter he seems to get as well.

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