The debate around a worthy Hall of Famer in the world of the NBA is as old as the existence of the game. With the first game of the 2025 NBA Finals landing in the Indiana Pacers’ court, NBA icon Shaquille O’Neal recently took a dig at the popular Boston Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum during a recent episode of The Big Podcast. During the conversation, former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal simply lashed out on the possibility of the Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum inching closer towards the NBA Hall of Fame.
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal gives a reality check to Jayson Tatum with respect to his Hall of Fame speculations
During a recent episode of the widely watched show, The Big Podcast, Shaquille O’ Neal lashed out at the Boston Celtics’ famous star Jayson Tatum. As the buzz around the talented basketball athlete making it into the Hall of Fame is doing the rounds of the NBA world, Shaquille O’Neal did not think twice about blurting out facts and giving a reality check to his fans. The former basketball star did not mince his words before calling out the popular Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum. As Brandon Jennings pointed out on all the factors why Tatum should be in the Hall of Fame, he said-“He is in an interesting position, because his resume is already a hall of fame. Shaq, look who we are putting in the Hall of Fame, brother. When you have a championship, when you have five All-Stars, when you have three All-NBA first teams, and when you have a gold medal, Shaq is already pretty much there.”Shaquille O’Neal mentioned“Have you ever seen the movie Ocean’s Thirteen? I’m going to break into the Hall of Fame and take all my shit out. Mother***ers are just throwing people in there now. Isiah Thomas said it best one day. He said there are two Hall of Fames. There’s a bad mother**ker Hall of Fame, and there’s a Basketball Hall of Fame. So, which Hall of Fame is he in?”Jennings further elaborated- “I mean that could change. I would say he is in the basketball hall of fame, but right now he is 20-something years old. Okay, so who is the current NBA player who is not LeBron that you would already put in the Bad Mother**ker Hall of Fame?”Shaq instantly added-“I would have to go to Curry. Yeah, Motherf***er got how many rings? 3 or 4 rings.”Shaquille O’Neal went on to compare Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum with the NBA legend Isiah Thomas, which clearly speaks volumes about his athletic prowess and his understanding of basketball as a sport.Also Read: Houston Rockets’ star Tari Eason’s mother Teroya Eason reacts to Elon Musk’s controversial claims about US President Donald Trump
