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Dennis Rodman, Who Once Said he Wouldn’t Pay $120 Million for Shaquille O’Neal, Held him to ‘0 points’ in a Half!

Jeet Pukhrambam
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Dennis Rodman, Who Once Said he Wouldn't Pay $120 Million for  Shaquille O'Neal, Held him to '0 points' in a Half!

Dennis Rodman was a ferocious rebounder but on the defensive end, he was a force too. There have been numerous examples of Rodman’s excellence with grabbing boards but his tenacity in defense often goes unnoticed. He once held a young and dominant Shaquille O’Neal to 0 points!

Granted that he did this in a half and when switched, Shaq absolutely torched other defenders. But for that one night, the Big Aristotle had no answer for the Worm.

Nothing he did worked and it’s time we give Dennis props for his defensive acuity. Let’s take a look at how it happened and why.

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Shaquille O’Neal met an immovable object in the form of Dennis Rodman

The 1996 Chicago Bulls were an insanely dominant side and apart from MJ’s ridiculous scoring, it was Rodman’s defense and efforts in rebounding that helped them become so good.

So when they faced the Los Angeles Lakers and their newly acquired nuclear weapon, which was a 7’1″ center by the name of Shaquille O’Neal, they had to be at their best.

Dennis decided that it was time to show Shaq who is still the boss, after all, the Bulls destroyed Shaq’s former team, the Magic in the playoffs.

Dennis held Shaq to a whopping zero points, yes you read that right ZERO points in the second half of the game. And the forward showcased the full breadth of his defensive acumen. Just take a look at this video.

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“The Worm” was everywhere and the internet hasn’t forgotten 

This defensive display is one for the books and clearly the internet remembers it well.

Rodman taking care of Shaq in the paint is now folklore.

Now we hope that you too remember Dennis’ prowess in the paint. And if you didn’t know about it, now you do!

Also read: Getting paid $5 million from Spurs didn’t stop Dennis Rodman from bleaching his hair and missing their stadium’s opening

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    Jeet Pukhrambam

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    Jeet Pukhrambam is The SportsRush's Lead Editor for Basketball. After freelancing for five years as an independent writer, Jeet created thousands of blog posts and articles. He now covers intriguing news reports and throwback stories on all things NBA. His interest in NBA started with the ascendancy of Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2016-17 season. Since then, Jeet has managed to coalesce his knowledge of the game and his writing to create pieces that are reflective of the current state of the league. Now, he ensures that The SportsRush produces the highest quality of writing. In his free time, he enjoys playing football, cooking, traveling, and dancing to techno. Jeet takes pride in his critical thinking, music playlists, and his love for spaghetti.

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