.@SHAQ & @TheJetonTNT discuss LeBron James & Charles Barkley's recent comments… pic.twitter.com/33oFGuBLP5
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 3, 2017
Sides are being chosen in the Charles Barkley and LeBron James beef, and Barkley’s own cohost Shaquille O’Neal has fallen in line with LeBron. The dispute between LeBron and Barkley has been well documented in the past week, so naturally the guys on NBA on TNT brought it up for discussion. Shaq didn’t side with Chuck. This is what he had to say.
“Chuck made it personal when he said LeBron doesn’t like to compete,” Shaq said. “Everybody knows that when you win a championship and lose key players like (Matthew) Dellavedova and (Timofey) Mozgov, you have to regroup.”
“Chuck asked the question: Do we want all the best players? You’re d— right we do. When I kick it out to a guy, I want him to be a D. Scott, a Glen Rice. When I got a guard going up against a (Russell) Westbrook, I want him to be GP,” Shaq said, referencing his former teammates Dennis Scott and Gary Payton. “So to answer your question: Do I want all the great players? Yes. It doesn’t matter if you have the highest-paid player. If you want to win championships or do you want to win games and lose in the conference finals? You have to spend money to make money.”
Chuck didn’t back down, but Shaq is all team LeBron on this one. Looks like Chuck is getting heat from all sides on his LeBron comments.