Shaq disapproves of ever-changing NBA rules: ‘I wish I was playing with these butter cups’

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal He admitted that he wanted to play in today’s league because of the rules that deal with players who are more offensive than defensive.

O’Neill said in the latest episode “The Big Podcast With Shack” Released Sunday, he would have dominated the NBA if he was still roaming around the paint.

he was asked whether the rules change Or development was hurting the game.

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Left to right, Kobe Bryant, Lindsay Hunter and Shaquille O’Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers hold the championship trophy after winning Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey, June 12, 2002. I’m here.
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“I think it hurts the game. It’s an old saying. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. A lot of the time people complain, so I think these rules will change,” ex-Los Angeles Said the Lakers superstar.

“Many men are being mentioned now, and only a few can be picked and brought from this dimension. It’s not that I don’t like them, I wish I was playing with this Buttercup right now.

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Shaquille O’Neal of the Lakers Center sits next to “The X-Files” star David Duchovny during the fourth quarter of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on April 22, 2001 .
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O’Neal could maintain an incredible presence in the paint. He could throw players like Chris Dudley and Todd McCulloch low while also having the advantage of teaming with players like Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade who could stretch the floor. .

But in today’s game, 7-footers and other tall, bulky athletes not only have the ability to get players into the paint with their dribble drives, but they also have the ability to hit three-point shots. Karl-Anthony Towns, Zion Williamson, Giannis Antetokounmpo with Nikola Jokic Joel Embiid is just a few of the players who can burn defenses on the perimeter and in the paint.

Denver Nuggets #15 Nikola Jokic dribbles the ball in the third quarter against the Indiana Pacers on March 30, 2022 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
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Who will win a defensive battle against players like O’Neal and Antetokounmpo? In the words of Kanye West, “We’ll never know.