Shaquille O'Neal Returns to the Attack with Rudy Gobert: "Many of These Big Men are Sensitive"
The legendary NBA center does not stop in his determination and has attacked the French player from the Minnesota Timberwolves again
A few days ago, Shaquille O'Neal said in an interview with Complex that Rudy Gobert was the most overrated player in NBA history and that he does not respect him. The Frenchman from the Minnesota Timberwolves didn't stay quiet and used his personal X (Twitter) account to respond. Well, the legendary center has reiterated his stance a few days later and discussed this topic in a podcast with Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller.
"Let me tell you why. Because if you sign a $250 million contract, show me those 250. There's a reason I walk funny, why I can't turn my neck, why I can't do it, because I played for my $120 million. So you have guys like him who mess up the system and are making all this money and can't even play. So I don't respect guys like that," said Shaq to Complex.
"It's sad to see someone who has achieved as much as you [Shaq], both in sports and in business, still bothered by another man's finances and achievements... I understand the entertainment part, but unlike others, you don't need those things to remain relevant," responded Gobert on his social media.
In the podcast with Haslem and Miller, Shaq explained his words: "Many of these big men, when I throw these challenges at them, fail the test because they respond. They are sensitive. When I speak, I try to speak with facts. It might sound bad and you might think I'm spewing hate. His comment about 'trying to remain relevant,' I have 15 commercials. What the heck are you talking about? You are the Defensive Player of the Year, but in every scouting report I see, they're targeting you."
The words of Haslem and Shaq
"The expectation as the Defensive Player of the Year is that you have to be able to defend your area, and there shouldn't be a scheme or situation where we can't play with you, and at the end of the day, you have to be the anchor of our defense. You can't be the guy being attacked, you can't be the guy getting isolated," replied Haslem.
"I'm not upset about your finances or achievements. And if you're talking about your achievements with those little trophies you have, that's not enough. When you're making $250 million, young man, that's not enough," Shaq insisted.
Finally, Haslem closed the conversation in his own way: "Win a championship and shut our damn mouths."
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