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Shaquille O’Neal Says He Doesn’t Consider Tim Duncan a ‘Big Man’
- Updated: July 20, 2016
Legendary NBA center Shaquille O’Neal recently questioned the merits of San Antonio Spurs power forward Tim Duncan being mentioned among the best big men in league history.
O’Neal spoke out in a segment of The Big Podcast with Shaq, discussing Duncan’s place in the pantheon of the NBA’s best in the aftermath of the 40-year-old’s retirement, per Jordan Heck of Sporting News:
I only have one beef with how they’re throwing this around. They’re saying he’s one of the greatest big men. Do you count power forwards as big men? Because I don’t. I was always taught that the big man was a center. I know we got new rules and they don’t have the center spot no more, but no.
On the show, O’Neal also debated whether Duncan was a top-five player of all time. When that topic arose, per Heck, O’Neal named six players in the following order: Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Julius Erving, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James.
O’Neal’s comments seemingly run …
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