Shaq insists he isn't hating.
In an interview with Complex, Shaq was asked for his WOAT NBA player, presumably meaning worst of all time, a play on the acronym GOAT . Now there’s no shortage of names one could come up with for that question, but Shaq quickly spit out Gobert’s name.“I’m going to tell you why. Because if you sign a contract for 250 , show me 250,” Shaq said. “There’s a reason why I walk funny, why I can’t turn my neck and why I can’t do it because I played for my 120 .
“Every time I make these comments, people think I’m hating, but these are facts,” Shaq said. “You got teachers, you got firemen, you got doctors who have real jobs and don’t get paid sh*t.” First, Shaq is definitely hating. And second, everyday people working important jobs making less money than professional athletes has nothing to do with Gobert. That’s a society problem, not a Rudy Gobert problem, and it’s certainly not going to be fixed by turning the focus to Gobert.
At any rate, Gobert and the Timberwolves will be getting back to work soon and they’ll open the season on Oct. 22 against the Los Angeles Lakers on TNT, Shaq’s network. Perhaps the ridiculous criticism from Shaq will lead the Timberwolves to
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