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Shaq has a bone to pick with ESPN’s Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo.
Earlier this week on ‘First Take’, Mad Dog went viral when he said that Moses Malone and Hakeem Olajuwon were better centers than Shaquille O’Neal, putting Shaq as his fifth-best center in NBA history.
“Who did Shaq beat in the NBA finals in the pivot?’ Russo said. He beat Jason Collins, Rik Smits and who was Philly’s center? And I’ll tell you now, he’s not better than Moses Malone.’
Mad Dog: "Shaq is what, the 5th best center in the history of the NBA?"
Stephen A. & Jay Williams: "What?"
SA: "Who's the four ahead of Shaq? Have you lost your damn mind?"
MD: "He's not better than Moses Malone."
SA: "WHAT?"
JW: "Please help lord."pic.twitter.com/10P99z85xO
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) December 20, 2023
Shaq was made aware of Russo’s comments during a recent podcast appearance and was left in shock while firing back at the ESPN host.
(Chris Russo) Who the F is that? I’m the most dominant center ever. I don’t ever wanna hear another name again. So that would put me at #3, I passed Hakeem Olajuwon…Hakeem beat me, I came back and beat him. Moses Malone I passed him up, four or five, six years before I retired…Me, I would put myself at #3″
Shaq fires back at @MadDogUnleashed
“Who the f*ck is that?…I’m the most dominant center ever. I don’t ever wanna hear another name again…I passed Hakeem Olajuwon.”
(🎥 @bigpodwithshaq / https://t.co/Bmc9lg1NUV) pic.twitter.com/oGxLFyj72r
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) December 22, 2023