[Jones] Shaq on Anthony Davis injury, laughter with Barkley: “I ain’t making fun of nobody, that’s not what I do. But I do know you’re not going to stop me from playing in Game 6. You see why I walk funny?” O’Neal said. “Because I sucked it up. You see why my toes don’t bend? [Cuz] I sucked it up.”
by BigButter7
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“I ain’t making fun of nobody.”
Sure, Shaq.
Predictable response
“I ain’t making fun of nobody.”
Shaq, that is pretty much all you do
>I ain’t making fun of nobody, that’s not what I do.
Cmon Shaq. That’s like the #1 reason we watch the show, to see the group make fun of people
As a fan, thats great and all but at some point, its just basketball. I dont think disabilities and lifetime injuries due to a game should be worn like a badge of honor.
It’s not a toe injury it’s a head injury. I know no one took those seriously in the 90s but come on. Even today they’re not taken as seriously as they should be, just look at Tua.
This dude has no self awareness.
> that’s not what I do.
Since when? This morning?
Shaq we all saw you laughing while crumbling up the paper on national tv
Interesting take from Shaquille “heal on company time” O’Neal
bruh cmon shaq, you ruined javale mcgee’s reputation for years clowning him
Shaq was criticized relentlessly in his prime for not being motivated enough. As great as he was there were still a lot of people who thought he didn’t reach his full long-term potential because of his lack of work ethic. This “I was always a hard worker who sucked it up” is rewriting history.
Talking about how fucked up your body is isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement for “sucking it up”
JaVale mcgee
Shaq: Man Up
Also Shaq when he doesn’t make a top 20 list made by a 15 year old on instagram: 🤬🤬🤬😡😭🥺
This is projection from Shaq. Those of us old enough to remember know that the main criticism of Shaq was always his FT shooting and that he took too much time off and wasn’t in good enough shape.
He’s doing what old guys always do, their ego rewrites their past to fit how they view the world now. I also remember Shaq giving players a hard time for forming Superteams.
Demolished Javale McGee and Dwight Howard’s reputation by talking down on them for years. But sure it’s not what you do. Come on man.
This is the same dude who put off getting a surgery until the season started because “he got injured on company time so he can recover on company time too” lmao
After Kobe died, he vowed to never hold grudges cause life was short.
Well it didn’t last very long.
my man’s your whole post-nba career has been making fun of people
Shaq and Dray are both odds on favorites for the Mental Gymnastics gold medal. Whoever wins, reality loses
Did he “suck it up” when Kobe called his lazy ass out for being out of shape all the time?
Not make fun of people? Laker legends Javale McGee and Dwight Howard would like a word
I would have said the same thing too before I got a concussion. Shit is a lot more serious than i thought. Took me at least a month to feel better and even after that was like, am I still healing from this? Everything was messed up for me, my vision, headaches, nausea – lights really messed me up, seeing fast movement really messed me up, you also just feel off all the time. So yeah, try to play, but we’re just a meatsuit for the brain and the brain will sit your ass right down when it wants to.
This is pretty much exactly what Draymond is talking about – comparing a head injury to your toes and being like “suck it up”.
For an all-time great Shaq is weirdly insecure. Dude is still talking shit about Dwight Howard just because of his nickname
bragging about your long-term injuries from playing thru shit you shouldn’t have played thru is bitch shit im sorry
also like bro you got criticized for your work ethic your whole career lmao