Adam Lefkoe: “We have the perfect person to answer this question. Dr. J, what would it have been like if Shaq faced off against Wilt Chamberlain?” SHAQ: Want me to answer this for you Doc? I would have bust Wilt’s ass! You know why? Because you I would have looked over and seen him playing with my idol and that would’ve pissed me the fuck off…I would’ve been like, doc, you playing with that motherfucker and you ain’t playing with me. Watch this Wilt in the first play of the game, I’m going to try to knock his motherfucking teeth out his mouth. How about that? Go ahead doc. You may answer. DR. J: I don’t know if anything needs to be said after that. I mean, obviously they were different eras, but all the diversification that was in Shaq’s game and that would’ve made for a very, very tough matchup for Wilt Chamberlain. Wilt constantly played against Bill Russell and he dominated Bill Russell, but Russell’s team won the game. So with Shaquille now, would it be a matter of who wins the matchup or who wins the game? Because Russell is definitely on my list of all-time greats in my top five in that list of five..but I got Chamberlain in there too and I got Elgin Baylor and I got Oscar Robinson and Jerry West there. Some people don’t even know, they can’t remember those names or what those guys did. Shaq versus Wilt. Man, that’s a question for the ages. Like Shaq said, he would take no prisoners…It ain’t about the stats in that particular game. I think it’s about being blessed with the opportunity to see two giants of the game. And they could be one, two or two, one depend on who you’re talking to on the court at the same time. That would be a fantasy. -via YouTube / February 7, 2024
