Replying to Dana White, Shaquille O’Neal Once Named the Joint Greatest UFC Fighters: “Like Jordan N Magic Johnson”
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NBA Legend Shaquille O’Neal is a hardcore MMA fan. O’Neal does not only watch the sport, but he has also trained in it. The former Lakers star also credited MMA to his success on the NBA court. Some time ago, Shaquille O’Neal also indulged in a conversation with UFC President Dana White.
Back in 2013, ahead of the fight between Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz, Dana White named two great fighters. The UFC President in his tweet wrote, “Im so pumped!!! RT @SHAQ: GSP is probly the greatest ufc fighter besides jon bones jones but I gotta go wit my boy mr Diaz what u think”
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Im so pumped!!! RT @SHAQ: GSP is probly the greatest ufc fighter besides jon bones jones but I gotta go wit my boy mr Diaz what u think
— danawhite (@danawhite) March 16, 2013
However, a user intervened White and disagreed with him. The user believed White wasn’t right, and wrote, “@danawhite @shaq Shaq GSP The Greatest?….. Do you take naps when Anderson Silva fights? GSP wins this tonight without doubt #Wager?”
@danawhite @shaq Shaq GSP The Greatest?….. Do you take naps when Anderson Silva fights? GSP wins this tonight without doubt #Wager?
— Corey White (@_coreywhite) March 16, 2013
This tweet by the user received the attention of Shaquille O’Neal. The four-time NBA champion responded to the user and tweeted, “@_coreywhite there both the greatest like Jordan n magic johnson”
@_coreywhite there both the greatest like Jordan n magic johnson
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) March 16, 2013
O’Neal’s answer was not satisfactory for the fan. In a counter to O’Neal’s tweet, the user wrote, ““@SHAQ: @_coreywhite there both the greatest like Jordan n magic johnson”~<> You wanna put a wager on the GSP vs Diaz? I got GSP”
“@SHAQ: @_coreywhite there both the greatest like Jordan n magic johnson”~<> You wanna put a wager on the GSP vs Diaz? I got GSP
— Corey White (@_coreywhite) March 16, 2013
This isn’t the first time someone has disagreed with Shaquille O’Neal. A few years back, UFC color commentator Joe Rogan slammed the basketball legend for some of his claims.
Joe Rogan slams Shaquille O’Neal
Basketball player Kyrie Irving once made a claim that he believes in the flat earth theories. While many people trolled Irving for the same, he received support from none other than Shaquille O’Neal.
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Speaking about the earth being flat, the former Lakers superstar said, “It’s true. The Earth is flat, the Earth is flat. Yeah, it is. Yes, it is…….drive from Florida to California all the time, and it’s flat to me”
The NBA legend received a lot of flak from people around the globe. One man who was added to this list was UFC color commentator Joe Rogan. In his tweet, the UFC color commentator wrote, “Dear @SHAQ please watch this. The earth, like every known planet and star is round as f*ck. https://t.co/TQQnh4WaKJ #gravity #science #stop”
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Dear @SHAQ please watch this. The earth, like every known planet and star is round as fuck. https://t.co/TQQnh4WaKJ #gravity #science #stop
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) March 19, 2017
However, the former Lakers star later clarified that he was joking. While appearing on the Art of Charm podcast, O’Neal revealed that the example he used to prove the flat earth theory was a joke too.
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Paras Pande