“You don’t mess with the GOD” Shaquille O’Neal gets honest on why he never trash-talked Michael Jordan

“You don’t mess with the GOD” Shaquille O’Neal gets honest on why he never trash-talked Michael Jordan

Shaquille O'Neal and Michael Jordan

NBA greats Shaquille O’Neal and Michael Jordan are the pioneers of the game of Basketball. They played each other in 2 playoff series in successive years. The dominant center led the Orlando Magic to a sweep of the Chicago Bulls in 1995, but Michael got back at the young MVP with a sweep of his own in 1996. Shaquille O’Neal loved how Michael Jordan trash talked and dominated other players but he never tried to talk back at Michael Jordan.

Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal
Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal

Michael Jordan is one of the greatest of all time. He helped the game of basketball to reach every heart, successfully winning 6 out of 6 NBA finals. The Bulls’ 1995-96 season was one in which MJ powered vengeance on the league like never before. They won 72 games and went 15-3 in the playoffs, compiling the single greatest overall team season in league history. The legacy of Michael Jordan is respected by all and therefore, Shaq quoted, “You don’t mess with the GOD,” when asked whether he has got back at MJ in any way.

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The two players had some engaging battles and different styles of dominance against each other throughout their career. Shaq had steadily risen to the same status in offensive terms as Jordan. He was difficult to be guarded in what only was his second season in the NBA league, just the way MJ was, fierce with his game-play. Shaq opened up about MJ and him in a podcast recently.

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Orlando Magic Shaquille O’Neal dominated the Chicago Bulls in 1995

Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O’Neal

Shaquille O’Neal got the tag of the ‘great player’ after he displayed the seriousness and composure to push and guided the Orlando Magic to play-offs win over Chicago Bulls. He averaged 24.3 points and 13.2 rebounds per game in the six-game series against the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls doubled down on him hard and demanded other players, such as Horace Grant, beat them. O’Neal still proved to be a force. But the series was as much about how the other players stepped up. He gained fame after this playoff series only.

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