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“Scottie Pippen Wasn’t Good Enough”: Shaquille O’Neal Once Went At Michael Jordan’s ‘Robin’ Amidst Their Online Beef

Samir Mehdi
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“Scottie Pippen Wasn’t Good Enough”: Shaquille O’Neal Once Went At Michael Jordan’s ‘Robin’ Amidst Their Online Beef

Shaquille O’Neal has never been one to mince his words. His segment on ‘Inside the NBA’ called ‘Shaqtin’ a Fool’ is quite literally him going at and poking fun at any and every single player in the league who messes up even in the slightest. Whether it’s Javale McGee or LeBron James, everybody’s susceptible to getting roasted by Shaq. 

Of course, the only reason as to why O’Neal has the ‘authority’ to go at players like this is because he has what he calls ‘G-14 Classification’. His on-court accomplishments ranging from 4 championships to countless All-NBA and All-Star nods allow him to go at players both during analysis of the game and on social media. 

Shaq doesn’t just limit himself to discussing players that are in the league currently. He argues over hypotheticals from way back in his day as well. This is exactly what happened between him and Scottie Pippen in 2015.

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Shaquille O’Neal went at Scottie Pippen through TMZ 

Shaquille O’Neal has had a history of taking to Instagram to ask fans hypotheticals regarding rankings of players throughout history or simply asking which teams would win in a head-to-head. He did this back in 2015 between the all-time great Lakers and all-time great Bulls, claiming the former would win. 

Pippen would respond and this led to Shaq eviscerating the Bulls forward by saying Ron Harper and Steve Kerr deserved more credit than him. 

While outside of a club, TMZ would catch up with ‘The Big Aristotle’ and ask him about this social media beef he had with Scottie. He would go on to claim that Pippen was good but ‘not good enough’ all while inviting him to go on his ‘Big’ podcast to hash out their differences. 

Shaquille O’Neal issued a challenge to Scottie Pippen recently 

Both Shaquille O’Neal and Scottie Pippen have sons who are trying to make it to the NBA as of right now. They both played in Summer League and in the G-League. Shaq however, seems to be more interested in getting himself involved somehow. 

He issued a 2v2 challenge between him and his son, Shareef, and Scottie and his son, Scotty Pippen Jr. The amount of money on the line is $660000. Since nothing has happened yet, it’s safe to say that the 6x NBA champion has not responded privately to the Lakers legend.

Also read: $400 Million Worth Shaquille O’Neal Once Cried Profusely on the Floor After Being Fined By the NBA

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Samir Mehdi

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Samir Mehdi is a senior strategist for the NBA division at The Sportsrush. Ever since he was 13 years old, he’s been obsessed with the game of basketball. From watching Kobe Bryant’s highlights on YouTube to now, analyzing and breaking down every single game on League Pass, Samir’s passion for the game is unwavering. He's a complete basketball junkie who not only breaks down current games but also keenly watches ones from the 60s’ and 70s’ while also reading comprehensive books on the history of the league. Samir’s life revolves around basketball and he hopes that shows in his work. Aside from work, he loves to spend time in the gym and with his friends at social gatherings.

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