Shaq calls Rudy Gobert the worst NBA player of all time; Gobert responded that such comments are saddening and offensive.

Once more, I give thanks for our ability to work and live here together in this great nation of ours!……. Rudy Gobert hatred has reached an all-time low.Shaquille O’Neal represents one of several older players that dislike how NBA basketball has progressed over time and quickly lashed out against current great big men such as Victor Wembanyama for not playing inside enough (he even started spreading lies that Victor didn’t fit). Shaq has long held Rudy Gobert as his target, and this week in a question-and-answer session posted through Complex (and hosted by his son), Shaq took it one step further: When asked who the worst NBA player of all time is, Shaq replied with the name Rudy Gobert without hesitation or hesitation. Show me $250 million!” He had made about $120 million while playing. Guys like this “defraud the system by amassing huge wealth but are not capable of actually playing for it, taking their profits but failing miserably on the court”. “So I do not respect guys like that. “Gobert responded in kind: asking why Shaq seems fixated on someone else’s money; It is saddening for a great athlete and businessperson like Shaq to still feel threatened by another individual’s finances and achievements. Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) September 5, 2024I understand the entertainment value, but unlike some people you don’t require it in order to stay relevant. https://t.co/KPHs2VmfIb —- Rudy Gobert is deserving of recognition as a Hall-of-Famer! https://t.co/KPHs2VmfIb Minnesota won the 2016-17 NBA defensive championship thanks to Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert anchoring their defense, but does anyone believe Karl-Anthony Towns can replicate those results this time around? Towns is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest rim defenders ever produced while being more mobile and effective on the perimeter than his critics like to admit. Much has been made about Luka Doncic’s game-winning shot against Gobert (and Doncic’s postgame trash talk). But Gobert forced Doncic into taking an unfavorable shot for him: one with more stepback on it to the right side – yet Doncic hit it without missing. Good offense triumphed against good defense. Doncic’s trash talk serves as an indication that many of Gobert’s peers simply dislike him; perhaps because they perceive Gobert to be an obstacle or threat for them personally. Gobert had the highest on/off differential (+5) on the Timberwolves last regular season and in each round of playoff play when it came to differential. This led him to being either first or second on his team for differential. Minnesota was simply better with Gobert on the court; their defense simply crumbled when he went back onto the bench in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. Although not an elite offensive player, he has good hands and averages 12.7 points a game while shooting 65.5% from three point range with 11.8 rebounds each game; his playoff issues should not be exaggerated either. Can a five-out team put him and the defense designed around him as an anchor in trouble, by pulling them outside? Absolutely. Los Angeles coaches quickly responded that Gobert would find himself forced into either taking away layups at the rim or open corner 3’s due to weak and slow perimeter defenders there, effectively forcing him into an impossible decision of having to choose either taking away layups at the rim or corner 3s. There may be times when coaches should match small with small. That might annoy some, but more about not liking how the game’s developed than Gobert himself. Shaq and everyone else can express their opinions freely without feeling compelled to like him; worst player ever? Well that sounds more like someone making an exaggerated “look at me!” statement than actual criticism – something which we are likely familiar with from some quarters.