Cats in here have a problem with a man going at someone attacking his character
. At least 2 of Jokic's MVP's have been gift wrapped whereas Shaq was robbed by another cat that received gift wrapped MVP's too. Denver wouldn't even have a ship or been owning the Lakers if not for Jamal Murrray
Most big men don't win chips without a good to great guard/wing feeding them.
Cap had Oscar and Magic
Russell had Cousy and Havlicek
Timmy had Tony and Manu. Etc.
Very rarely do you do it without a great wing. Only exception I can think of over the last 30 years is Dream's first chip. He had no HOFers on that squad outside of himself.
Shaq had the second greatest SG of all time and arguably 3rd in Bean and Wade.
As good and as clutch as Murray is, he's not in the tiers of the guys above.
When you do things that haven't been done before like Jokic has, it's gonna stand out. The offensive skill is incredible. And yes, you can praise that and acknowledge that his defense isn't the greatest. And he 100% gets a bump due to him being white, but it is what it is.
Shaq being threatened with his legacy and place is nothing new. He did it with so many others, not just big men....Penny, Bean, Dwight, Embiid, Jokic, etc. And for what? His place is cemented as an all time great big man. And yeah nikka, you half assed it a lot and could've been even greater. Hell, he says it at times. But this bytchassedness he does is corny.
He could've congratulated Jokic and kept it moving during the interview. But he gotta be a dikkhead. Just say during the show that he thought SGA should've gotten it. But he gotta be extra with his insecurities.
nikka just acts too lame sometimes fam.