“Good game little man, we gotta win now” Former NBA player Channing Frye reveals how he got trampled by prime Shaquille O’Neal
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Shaquille O’Neal was never always known for his kind and generous demeanor. These days he usually contributes his time as a sports television host on hit show NBA on TNT. He normally would be the center of all humorous takes and segments but Shaq was never the happy-go-lucky person.
The Big Diesel has always tried to an example to his successors. Even during his career, he always humbled people who tried to belittle him on the court. Stand over 7-feet tall, he was considered a freak of nature that dominated the center positions for several years.
Shaquille O’Neal proves he is the most dominant big man of all time
Shaquille O’Neal has played with several all-time greats. Most notably with Kobe Bryant on the Los Angeles Lakers. His best season was in the years 2000 when he earned himself his first NBA title along with the league and finals MVP award. He was a master of the bully ball techniques.
Shaq used his size and athleticism to his advantage to bully smaller defenders within the paint. He was very quick and agile for a seven-footer. The former number one overall pick of the 1992 finished among the top ten leaders in scoring. But eventually, his fitness started to wear down and the giant began to gain weight which decreased his productivity. Although this was not his reason for retiring in 2011, it still stopped him from performing well.
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Channing Frye recalls when Shaquille O’Neal humbled him in 2005
Former NBA player Channing Frye was a victim of Shaquille O’Neal raw power. On the “Road Trippin” podcast he revealed an incident which humbled him for the rest of his career. “I was playing in New York, we’re young,” he continued. “I know he probably went out that the night before, so, I’m like, I’m not gonna say sh*t. I’ma just let this game go by. The third quarter comes, and he’s doing okay.”
“They’re down six. He looks at me. He’s like, ‘Okay, good game little Frye. We gotta win this now,’ and basically f**ks me up for the whole quarter. There’s no fouling. Imagine trying to foul a tree moving like a cat and just dunk after hook shot after dunk. It’s just impossible to move a human that big, and he’s mean. That’s another problem.”
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