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Shaquille O’Neal is one of the greatest players ever to have played the game of basketball. The Los Angeles Lakers’ legendary center was a man mountain. The National Basketball Association had not seen anything like Shaq when he came into the league. People his size did not move as fast as Shaq did. He would punish opposing big men who were too slow for his footwork. Bringing on smaller forwards did not work, as Shaq was too big for them.

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Shaq has a plethora of highlight reels. In most cases, we can see him dunking violently on the opposing team’s players who get on his way towards the basket. One of the most famous ones is his dunk on fellow legendary center David Robinson. And now, according to a resurfaced clip, it looks like Shaq may have gotten the best of Michael Jordan too.

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In the clip, we can see Eastern Conference All-Star teammates Shaq and Michael Jordan going against each other before the All-Star game. Shaq has the ball and is going for the basket while Jordan is trying to defend him. Shaq has his back toward the basket as the possession starts.

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Then using a spin move which Jordan usually used on his opponents, Shaquille O’Neal lost Jordan and then shot an easy jumper to cash in a basket. Some of the fan reactions under the video were – “shaq just doing shaq things”, “Shaq destroying mj”, “Shaq doing handles always caught me off guard ?”,”Shaq jus like me fr.”?One fan wrote, “Shaq at his prime was something else.”?Another one added, “He stole MJ’s move.”

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When Shaquille O’Neal and MJ went against each other in the playoffs

When Jordan suddenly retired in 1993, it left a gaping hole at the top of the Eastern Conference. And out of all the teams, Orlando Magic looked primed to make a run at it. They had a franchise cornerstone in Shaq and, along with Penny Hardaway, they formed a deadly duo.

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During the Magic’s 1995 run to NBA Finals, they defeated the Bulls and Jordan who had come back from his retirement.

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But Jordan and the Bulls would have their revenge next season. On their way to winning the 1996 NBA Championship, they swept Orlando in the Eastern Conference Finals en route to winning the title.

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Nirjhar Sharma

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Nirjhar Sharma is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He is a sports enthusiast who follows all major sports and has been watching the NBA for the past 7 years now. A firm believer in the 'Greek Freak' being the best player in the league right now, he believes that the Bucks are primed for another championship run unless the injury bug bites them. A Business Economics graduate from the University of Delhi, Nirjhar eventually dreams of working with a sports franchise either in India or abroad in a management role. He is also a die-hard MS Dhoni and Roger Federer fan and is of the opinion that Josh Allen is currently the best QB in the NFL.

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