Despite LeBron James’ clear dominance in the East for a long period of time, Shaquille O’Neal is not impressed by the King. In a recent podcast, the Big Cactus even tackled the Akron native.

Currently very close to his retirement, LeBron James knows that opponents are no longer really afraid of him today. The fact is that the King dominates much less than before, while the Lakers are a team that can be taken in the playoffs for a big name, like the Nuggets for example. No doubt, things have changed for James over the years.

However, 10 years ago, meeting LeBron in the playoffs was certainly a problem. The Raptors had nightmares about it, just like many other franchises. But we have to believe that not everyone agrees with all of this, like Shaquille O’Neal for example. The latter is freewheeling at the moment, with his criticisms against Rudy Gobert as proof .

LeBron James new target for Shaquille O’Neal

But Rudy wasn’t the only one targeted in Shaq’s podcast, since James also took offense. In question ? The fact that he never scared his opponents according to O’Neal, unlike Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant. A more than doubtful new outing for the Big Cactus, especially with regard to the Eastern Conference…

 

Shaquille O’Neal on LeBron James : “I’ve heard players, including myself, say ‘I was afraid of Michael Jordan.’ I heard players from Mario Chalmers’ generation (with him in the podcast, editor’s note) say that they were afraid of Kobe Bryant. But I’ve never heard a player say they were afraid of LeBron. »

An astonishing outing when we remember James’ domination with the Heat or the Cavaliers. The Raptors paid the price and they are far from being the only ones, so no one wanted to come across the King in the playoffs. If it’s not fear…

Ask any Eastern Conference player in the 2010s the same question

Okay so we’re talking nonsense now lmao

Yes, LeBron James scared a lot of players during his prime. It’s hard to deny it, except for Shaquille O’Neal, who clearly prefers to live in denial. However, we must recognize that this is no longer true today…