Former Rudy Gobert Teammate Calls Out Shaquille O’Neal for Unfair Criticism [Video]

Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal has become one of the more entertaining players-turned-broadcasters in the current media landscape, thanks in part to a flurry of harsh hot takes.

O’Neal’s perpetual criticism of four-time Defensive Player of the Year Minnesota Timberwolves big man has become legendary. Earlier this offseason, O’Neal called out the 7-foot-2 Frenchman as the NBA‘s worst player at present.

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To hear O’Neal tell it, that criticism stems in large part from Gobert’s performance in relation to his exorbitant contract, plus the boatload of assets Minnesota offloaded in order to acquire him and his current deal from the Utah Jazz in 2022.

Gobert’s former …