Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal calls out Charles Barkley as he puts himself above Dikembe Mutombo on the blocks list
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To make it big in the NBA, one not only needs to have the best offense, but also an excellent defense to along with it. We can see a clear example of the same this season itself. The Brooklyn Nets were supposed to be the league’s top offense, but they lacked defense. They got swept in the first round. On the other hand, the Boston Celtics were the top-rated defense and they used the same to turn their season around.
Defense is a key aspect for making sure any team succeeds and Charles Barkley was talking about the same before the Bucks-Celtics tip-off tonight. He made a bold claim that he doesn’t see the Bucks losing even a single game, which turned out to be so wrong.
However, Chuck made a follow-up statement that did not sit right with Shaquille O’Neal.
Shaquille O’Neal talks about how he was a premier shot-blocker
Talking before the Bucks-Celtics game, Charles Barkley shared how he was always on the lookout for guys like Dikembe Mutombo or Hakeem Olajuwon and Giannis Antetokounmpo has the same effect on guys.
This offended Shaquille O’Neal, who believed himself to be an excellent shot-blocker as well. The Big Diesel went so far to claim that he’s higher than Mutombo on the all-time blocks list.
Shaq talked about how offense wins titles, not just defense. As we all know, O’Neal was one of the best scorers of his time, and no one can argue with that.
Sure enough, the TNT crew cleared the confusion soon. They showed a tweet saying how Shaq is #8 on the list, whereas Dikembe Mutombo is #2. O’Neal being himself didn’t apologize for the wrong statement, instead, he stood by what he said.
