Fans of the NBA rip on Shaquille O’Neal for his bizarre take on Michael Jordan’s Dream Team, calling it ‘Shaq definitely smoking weed’

Shaquille O’Neal, a legend in the NBA, seizes any opportunity to give his followers his passionate opinions. His career as an analyst has been marked by controversial predictions that have swayed viewers. O’Neal has once again delivered with his interpretation of the 1992 Dream Team.

Fans react to Shaq's Dream Team comments

 

During the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, O’Neal was not a member of the Dream Team. But in 1994, he was a member of the Dream Team that competed in the FIBA World Cup. The USA squad won 8-0, and the big man was named the team’s most valuable player.

Fans react to Shaq's Dream Team comments

However, few fans are aware that he was almost named to the US national squad in 1992. O’Neal, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone, and Charles Barkley were already a formidable frontcourt if he had been chosen.

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On his recent appearance on “The Big Podcast with Shaq,” O’Neal discussed the Dream Team. The legendary national team member revealed that he was on the verge of joining the original squad, which was the Los Angeles Lakers. After that, he continued by saying that the 1994 squad can defeat the 1992 squad.

Fans react to Shaq's Dream Team comments

“Dream Team 2 could’ve beaten Dream Team 1,” asserted Shaq.

When fans saw this, they cоuldn’t help but express their shоck and disbelief at о’Neal’s allegatiоns оn sоcial media. Several cоmments frоm fans are included here.

“Shаq Ԁefinitely is smоking weeԀ,” sаiԀ spiԀerwооԀz, аn Instаgrаm user.The best wаy tо find оut whо’s better wоuld be tо hаve а mаtchup between the twо grоups. Hаving sаid thаt, it’s been а lоng since bоth teаms’ members hаve been, sо their bоdies likely аren’t prepаred. Regаrdless, the pоssible bаttle is intriguing.The NBA All-Decade Team twice included Shaquille O’Neal.In the ’90s, the United States of America once again became the top basketball nation in the world. In order to reestablish their significance, they brought together the most gifted group of celebrities. Dream Teams became commonplace in the United States national basketball program about that period.

It was a privilege for Shaquille O’Neal to play for two different versions of the squad. They occurred in 1994 and 1996, respectively. O’Neal competed for the United States in basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.Barkley, Robinson, Malone, Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill, Reggie Miller, Hakeem Olajuwon, Gary Payton, Scottie Pippen, Mitch Richmond, and John Stockton were all there with him. The squad won the championship with an 8-0 record.