When two great players in the NBA are on the same court there is an explosion of sensations that can range from respect and admiration to the desire to step over the other to pure competitiveness. This was the fear he felt Shaquille O’Neal the first time he faced Michael Jordan.
between the two legends Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers There has always been respect and they have more in common than NBA fans would think. O’Neal and Jordan met twice in the Playoffs and share a brand that has not been repeated until now: win three titles and the same number of MVP’s for three consecutive years.
The only loss of the Bulls in Playoffs between 1991 and 1998 went to the Orlando Magic of Shaquille O’Neal and company in the 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals. One of the most dominant big men in history learned his lesson from the first game against Michael Jordan.
In the program ‘Inside (inside) The NBA’, of the TNT channel, O’Neal revealed what he felt the first time he played against Jordan on a field of NBA. Shaquille was terrified that Michael would dump the ball on him and make him look bad in front of his teammates.
Shaquille O’Neal revealed what he felt the first time he faced Jordan at Bulls vs. magic
“I was terrified. Whole set. On the one hand, he is the best player. Two, I was worried that he would dump the ball on me and I would have to go back and face the guys. And then three, it was so hot. Like, the things I saw when I was in college on TV, they are really real. I was terrified”, Shaquille O’Neal revealed about his first game vs. Michael Jordan.
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