{"id":8157,"date":"2023-01-16T18:28:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T18:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/shaquille-oneal-has-predictable-opinions-about-legendary-virtual-nba-matchups\/"},"modified":"2023-01-16T18:28:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T18:28:45","slug":"shaquille-oneal-has-predictable-opinions-about-legendary-virtual-nba-matchups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/shaquille-oneal-has-predictable-opinions-about-legendary-virtual-nba-matchups\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaquille O&#8217;Neal Has Predictable Opinions About Legendary Virtual NBA Matchups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Few sports discussions are as entertaining and enduring as those that center around fictional 5-on-5 basketball games and series featuring the greatest NBA players of all time. On Sunday night, one of his same greats, Shaquille O&#8217;Neal, stepped into the treacherous waters of his Twitter in the NBA to make his point.<\/p>\n<p>To spark controversial discussion, O&#8217;Neill shared a graphic on social media, depicting five retired All-Timers from the game: Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Big Diesel himself, who are now 5. I played against 1 player. Through the league \u2013 Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Joel Embiid, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<p>Shaq then clarified his opinion that if there had been a series between the two groups, he would have recruited a team made up of former players, even saying he would win 4-2 in the best-of-seven. I&#8217;m here.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<p>&#8220;Four games to two. You already know who I&#8217;m with. Don&#8217;t ask me.&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SHAQ\/status\/1614819032695463936?s=20&amp;t=2XDbneihn1kt7QEArcQxDQ\" onclick=\"return phoenixTrackClickEvent(this, event);\" target=\"_blank\">O&#8217;Neal wrote on Twitter<\/a>&#8220;Who is protecting me!?&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<p>He didn&#8217;t say it outright, but O&#8217;Neal&#8217;s choice is pretty obvious. He&#8217;s also been known to question which current players can guard him, which is no surprise. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<p>Of course, the same is true for nearly all of the other 9 players in the graphic. It&#8217;ll be fun to see young teams try to stop Jordan, Bryant or Bird&#8217;s elite scoring, but older guards will have to think about stretching their defenses to slow Curry&#8217;s or Durant&#8217;s shots. Deaf James or Antetokounmpo. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<p>As always, comparing basketball across the ages is an impossible task. 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