{"id":1509266,"date":"2022-05-16T09:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1509266"},"modified":"2022-05-16T09:40:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:40:01","slug":"shaquille-oneal-takes-to-instagram-remind-everyone-joel-embiid-james-harden-cant-touch-him-kobe-bryant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-takes-to-instagram-remind-everyone-joel-embiid-james-harden-cant-touch-him-kobe-bryant\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaquille O'Neal Takes to Instagram to Remind Everyone That Joel Embiid and James Harden Can't Touch Him and Kobe Bryant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Whether you love him or hate him, Shaquille O'Neal<\/a> isn't shy about speaking his mind. Between Inside the NBA<\/em>, his own podcast, and conventional interviews, the Big Aristotle has no problem pontificating about life, basketball, and anything in between<\/a>. If there's something he has to say, it's going to get out there. Just consider a recent Instagram post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year, some in the basketball world compared the pairing of Joel Embiid and James Harden to Shaq and Kobe Bryant. O'Neal addressed it at the time<\/a>, and he's apparently still holding that grudge. On May 15, the legendary big man took to Instagram and made it absolutely clear that, in his mind, no one could touch him and Bryant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaquille O'Neal doubles down on the fact that he and Kobe Bryant are better than James Harden and Joel Embiid <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant (L) and Joel Embiid and James Harden (R) | AFP\/AFP via Getty Images, Mitchell Leff\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As mentioned above, Shaquille O'Neal already addressed potential comparisons between him and Kobe Bryant and the 76ers' duo of James Harden and Joel Embiid. That, however, doesn't mean the Diesel is done with the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On May 15, Shaq circled back to deliver the coup de grace. On Instagram<\/a>, he posted a side-by-side picture, juxtaposing Harden and Embiid against him and Kobe posing with the Larry O'Brien Trophy and the old NBA Finals MVP trophy. If the message wasn't clear enough, the picture also included the text, “Remember when everyone was saying that Harden and Embiid was Kobe and Shaq? Don't y'all ever say that again.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To take things even further, O'Neal also added his own caption to the post. “Only one superduo ever created , yea i said it, ONLY ONE. Miss u kobe,” the legendary Laker wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It's not clear why the center shared that post on Sunday. Had he gotten it ready for the 76ers' elimination and forgotten about it for a few days? Did he see it elsewhere in his feed and feel it was too good to pass up? While we may never know the answer to that, his message remains loud and clear: Don't compare Joel Embiid and James Harden to Shaq and Kobe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the risk of ruining the fun, Shaq's assertions have been proven right <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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