Shaquille O’Neal Labels Rudy Gobert ‘WOAT’ for Failing to Meet Contract Expectations

Shaquille ONeals takes and opinions dont face as much heat or backlash as some other players or legends.

However, that is also due to the fact that the four-time NBA champion usually spits facts when it comes to basketball.

On an episode of Complex , ONeal sat down with his son Myles, where the two gave their takes on the WOAT or Worse Of All-Time.

The father-son duo were asked a series of questions about the everyday habits of people to players in the NBA.

And when asked who was the worst player of all time, ONeal went after Rudy Gobert once again.

However, The Big Aristotle did give a clear and concise explanation as to why he chose Gobert for that slot, while also throwing some shade at Ben Simmons.

Imma tell you why.

If you sign a contract for 250 then show me 250.

Its a reason why I walk funny and why I cant turn my neck.

And why I cant do it is cause I play for my 120.

So, you got guys like him that f**k the system over by making all this money and they cant f**king play.

Shaq also went on to add, So, I dont respect guys like that.

Like every time I make these comments, people think Im hating but these are facts.

You got teachers, you got firemen, you got doctors who have real jobs and dont get paid sh*t.

While Shaq makes a valid case for every day jobs being underpaid NBA players are the reason why arenas fill up and teams make millions if not billions in revenue.

However, according to ONeal, Gobert isnt one of them.

The Lakers legend strongly feels that Gobert isnt living up to his contract obligations.

The Timberwolves center signed a five-year contract extension worth $205 million.

His averages this past season were 14.0 PPG, 12.9 RPG, and 2.1 BPG as per BasketballReference .

While Shaq already said what needed to be said, after looking at Rudys past season averages, the disparity should be speaking volumes.

Shaqs past jabs at Gobert ONeals past comments may make it seem like the Hall of Famer may have had an agenda against him.

But in reality, it bothered Shaq to see someone get paid so much while they have continued to underperform in the league for the past few years.

Shaq took to his socials to take a shot at the French seven-footer, uploading a picture of Gobert in a Walmart uniform.

ONeals post indicated his feelings about Gobert wouldve been working at Walmart if he werent seven feet tall.

In fact, that is not all.

If you look at the performance of Team France in basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the squad had a four-time DPOY and a rookie Victor Wembanyama.

And it did not even take Wemby a single game to outshine the 11-year veteran on the biggest international stage of them all..

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