Shaquille O’Neal is not a man to be taken lightly today. And well, similar to that, he was never a player in the NBA that was to be taken lightly. The man was the most dominant player of all time, after all. But, Charles Barkley never seemed to care. In fact, at times it almost seems like he has made it his life’s mission to try and keep humiliating this man.
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Now, over the years, it has resulted in some moments that were beyond hilarious. And as you’d expect, that trend repeated itself during the most recent airing of TNT’s Inside the NBA. Take a look.
“You’re just big and ugly” 💀
Chuck doesn’t think Shaq was a shot blocker 😂 pic.twitter.com/iz6vXcYwxi
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 17, 2023
Beyond scathing. But, unlike most other times, this one may have just backfired right in the Chuckster’s face. And the worst part? It may be because his little insult came during a horrible time in Shaq’s life.
How did Shaquille O’Neal retaliate against Charles Barkley?
When Shaquille O’Neal attempts to retaliate, he doesn’t often have the best or even very valid points. Really, it usually just comes down to how he has 4 championships, 4 more than Charles Barkley ever will. But on this occasion, he had quite the point aiding him, even if took NBA Twitter majorly helping him to win. Take a look at the clip below.
“Look at you 129th and you talking about my defense.” 😂😭
Can confirm that @SHAQ was in the Top 10 🤣🔒 https://t.co/Y7GxRlHPBp pic.twitter.com/1WxQSz7vvp
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 17, 2023
“See that? Look at you. 129th and talking about my defense… I’m top 10! Out of all the people!”
It may be hard to see, and it’s certainly hard to say this. But, it appears that Charles Barkley may have been absolutely molly-whopped during this round.
Where does Shaquille O’Neal’s passion and aggression come from though?
It may have been slight, but Shaquille O’Neal did seem to be just a tad bit more aggressive than usual at Charles Barkley. Perhaps that may even be the reason why he won this round.
However, where did it all come from? Well, his most recent part in the FTX scandal might be a reason. You see, after people lost $8.92 billion in the sinking ship that was FTX, many people have been looking to put lawsuits on Shaq for being a former spokesperson for the now-bankrupt company. On that, here is all he said to CNBC on the matter.
“A lot of people think I’m involved, but I was just a paid spokesperson for the commercial.”
Despite that statement, there were still multiple plaintiffs that were looking to serve him with legal notices for court cases. And shockingly, the man had been apparently dodging them for the last 5 months or so. But recently, he was finally caught.
UPDATE: Plaintiffs in the billion $ FTX class action case just served @SHAQ outside his house. His home video cameras recorded our service and we made it very clear that he is not to destroy or erase any of these security tapes, because they must be preserved for our lawsuit.
— The Moskowitz Law Firm (@moskowitzesq) April 17, 2023
A statement was further delivered on the matter, regarding Shaq’s behavior and trend of evasion and avoidance.
“Mr. O’Neal’s conduct over the last 5 months in evading service in this action is unprecedented and frankly shocking.”
As the earlier tweet said, Shaq was served right outside his house, and of course, his doorbell camera picked up quite a bit of the footage of the whole thing. He was later also asked not to delete that footage, as it could be used in the lawsuit against him.
