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America’s former basketball player Richard Jefferson has criticised Shaquille O’Neal, who looked ruthless while discussing Minnesota Timberwolves centre player Rudy Gobert. O’Neal is known for being relentless on modern NBA big men but when it comes to Gobert, he becomes more fierce with his views. O’Neal despises Gobert’s brittle and graceful approach to the game. As per Shaq, a good big man should know to be physical and a bully on the court. Shaquille appeared on his podcast this week and revealed his latest views on Gobert. As per O’Neal, the center is getting paid more than enough for playing the way he is.
O’Neal also showed a picture of a man in a gown and said that if Rudy Gobert enters the Hall of Fame, he will wear the gown the man donned in the image. “You’re making big money, play like a f***ing big man, that’s it,” O’Neal said. “Play like a f***ing big man. Throw some bows, knock some people out. Don’t be letting little white dudes from Denver dunk on you and than talk s**t to you. Than you’re going to grab them by the neck at the last second. Come on bro. “If Rudy Gobert gets into the Hall of Fame, I’ll wear this dress to the motherf***ing ceremony,” said O’Neal.
Richard Jefferson has predicted that Gobert will become a Hall of Famer, saying that the Frenchman has 99.8% chance of breaking into the distinguished list. “Yo, Shaq’s gonna wear a dress to a ceremony? That is awesome,”Jefferson said. “That’s all I got, cause Rudy Gobert is going to be a Hall-of-Famer. There’s a 99.8% chance he is going to be a Hall-of-Famer,” said Jefferson.
Richard Jefferson berates Shaquille O’Neal for present day players' salaries
Jefferson also came heavily on Shaquille for being too critical of present day’s players and their lucrative contracts. “Whenever a person from a prior generation complains about the money that the next generation’s getting, it’s so misguided and so out of place,” added Jefferson.
Both Shaquille and Jefferson played a lot of basketball against each other in the NBA in the early 2000s. After retirement, both players have clashed against each other through a war of words.
