After naming Joel Embiid as the MVP, Shaquille O’Neal leaves NBA fans surprised with latest comments on JA Morant
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Shaquille O'Neal and JA Morant
Shaquille O’Neal the most dominant force ever seen in the league, a Hall of Famer and also a member of NBA 75 is really great at being critical and also on praising the stars of the league. As he is one of the most honest analysts around since he welcomes controversies being afraid of none. His never-ending love for the game of basketball still has him in and around the league as he is a successful analyst for NBA on TNT. Recently, he made it to the headlines as declaring Joel Embiid as his MVP first he surprised the fans with his take on JA Morant.
Joel Embiid has been godlike so far the season as he single-handedly carried the Philadelphia 76ers while missing their primary point guard Ben Simmons. He is a top contender for the MVP award as this season he averages 29.7 points, 11.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. Joel has also improved his game in all aspects of basketball from shooting, playmaking to even defending. Currently, under the leadership of Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers are ranked as the second seed in the eastern conference with the record of 40 wins and 24 losses at .625.
On the other hand, JA Morant is nowhere behind as even his scoring greats rank him way up in the MVP conversation as a third-year guard. This season JA Morant averages 27.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game. His domination in the paint due to his athletic nature and unreal bounce has played an important role in the run. Currently, under the leadership of JA Morant, the Memphis Grizzlies are ranked as the second seed in the western conference with the record of 45 wins and 22 losses at .672. Shaquille O’Neal recently gave him his flowers as he revealed in an interview of his.
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Shaquille O’Neal on JA Morant
Shaquille O’Neal discussing JA Morant quoted: “You should have seen his little cute face when I said you the best player in the league. I said I’m not playing with you brother, you are the best. For real, I promise you the best. And he kind of believed it but he didn’t really believe. But once I validated that, he just.. he was already going that way, but I just had to light it. Listen, Ja is good, Penny was like that, Kobe was like that, this kid, it will definitely be his league.”
Shaquille O’Neal really likes JA Morant and his unreal and unexpected run with the Memphis Grizzlies. As even earlier he compared him to Legendary Kobe Bryant and now once again has brought him up in a conversation. Many agree with Shaq and many criticize him as they don’t think the young gun would have a long run in the league. Find some of many such reactions posted on Twitter by fans here below:
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