Nick Young came into the limelight after making a weird comparison between Shaquille O’Neal and Tim Duncan. Young claimed that Duncan was a better basketball talent than Shaquille O’Neal. Appearing in a recent episode of the ‘Gil’s Arena’ podcast, the former Lakers player dropped a bombshell. One of his main reasons for citing Duncan as a better player than O’Neal was that the San Antonio Spurs’ icon had more titles compared to Big Diesel.
Now, such a take made the fans lash out at the former Lakers athlete. They argued that while Tim Duncan might have more NBA rings(5) than Shaquille O’Neal(4), the impact the big man had was incomparable. Most of the hoops world stated that what Shaquille O’Neal did for the Lakers can never match Tim Duncan’s contribution to the San Antonio Spurs.
“Tim Duncan was more dominant than Shaq, who wanna debate?”
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) January 26, 2025
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Taking to social media, the online fans had some strong remarks to make against Young. They flocked to the comments section and chimed in aggressively.
Nick Young Gets The Stick From Online Community
As soon as Nick Young’s comments went viral, fans did not hesitate to put in their two cents.
One fan commented, “He needs to put down the pipe.”
He needs to put down the pipe
— Thetruth (@Thetruth8240) January 26, 2025
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Another fan said, “That then would make Tim better than Kobe. Yall ready to admit that?”
That then would make Tim better than Kobe. Yall ready to admit that?
— Cane Tènada (@ECconfidential) January 26, 2025
A third fan commented, “U can argue that Tim Duncan is a better player than Shaq, but more dominant is a brain dead take.”
U can argue that Tim Duncan is a better player than Shaq, but more dominant is a brain dead take
— Courtside Commentary (@Courtsidecom) January 26, 2025
This user gave it all to Shaq, saying, “Shaq the most dominant player of all time.”
Shaq the most dominant player of all time.
— Kay❤️🔥 (@BigKdawg095) January 26, 2025
A fan had a neutral comparison. The comment read, “Shaq was more dominant on offense and Tim Duncan was more dominant on defense.”
Shaq was more dominant on offense and Tim Duncan was more dominant on defense
— Waffle (@DolphinWizardX) January 27, 2025
Lastly, a fan chimed in, “in terms of two way dominance he’s right.”
in terms of two way dominance he’s right
— V0N (@BAEHELPV0N) January 26, 2025
Thus, it is evident that Nick Young has garnered some negative attention towards himself. It now remains to be seen how things pan out for him in the future.
