NBA News: Shaq Reacts to Allen Iverson Blaming Him for Not Winning a Ring

Oct 31, 2023

NBA news: You could make the case for Allen Iverson being one of the greatest players to never win a championship ring. The Philadelphia 76ers icon had a decorated career, but the one thing missing from his elite resume is an NBA title.

According to Iverson himself, there’s one person to blame for his lack of success at the championship level.

Iverson recently took to Instagram to “call out” Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal for being the primary reason why AI does not own a championship ring. With his statement, Iverson was actually heaping praise on the Los Angeles Lakers icon, naming Shaq as the GOAT big man:

“The only reason I don’t have a ring lol #GreatestBigManEVER,” Iverson commented.

O’Neal caught wind of Iverson’s high praise, and he too had to give AI his flowers:

“U don’t need one you one of the greatest and a hall of fame first ballot no questions asked,” Shaq responded.

“U don’t need one you one of the greatest and a hall of fame first ballot no questions asked.”

Shaq’s response to Allen Iverson’s IG post on not winning an NBA championship because of him and the Lakers 💯

(via @alleniverson/ IG) pic.twitter.com/piLLnGCb6r

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) August 3, 2023

It’s great to see two legends exchanging these types of pleasantries on social media. It just goes to show how much respect remains within the NBA brotherhood long after they hang up their laces.

Talking about GOAT big men, however, it would be a travesty to overlook Milwaukee Bucks legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Shaq does have a claim to this throne, but more than a few fans out there will argue that Kareem, whom the Bucks drafted as the No. 1 overall pick in 1969, can be considered one of the greatest challengers to the throne. After all, before LeBron James broke his record this previous season, Abdul-Jabbar was the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. The Hall of Famer also has no less than six championships to his name, with his first one in 1971 being only one of two Milwaukee Bucks titles in franchise history.

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