Baby Shaq shocks USA! | Greece v USA | FIBA World Cup 2006 

Wait.... so was he the original Greek freak?

He makes dwight howard look like a skinny dude.

Cream Biggums you ain’t foolin no one

I'm surprised by his athletic movements considering his size

So, to anyone who doesn't know who this guy is. His name is Sofoklis Chortsanitis, he is 35 years old and recently retired from basketball. He played for many great Euroleague teams during his prime, he had some incredible years and was the Shaq of Euroleague basketball. Unfortunately, he had mental problems he struggled with that limited his potential. He could have gone down as one of the Euroleague legends but overall he accomplished a lot of things. His nickname was Big Sofo and Baby Shaq. He didn't want to play in the NBA, and that doesn't mean that he wasn't good. US people need to realise that high level basketball can be played "overseas", but I guess 5 out of 6 non US players winning NBA awards wasn't enough to prove that. And for the people who say why they don't know him, it's because he played on a high level over a decade ago and you probably watch only NBA

He is fast that's what scares me

Baby shaq doodoo doodoodoodoo 🦈

Sofoclis destroyed Howard like a croissant in his hands

I remember that time Lebron said his tried to guard that dude.

He played better than how Giannis played in 2019 Fiba world cup

SG: Escalade PG: This guy SF: Shaq PF: Tacko Fall C: Sun Mingming

imagining get screen by this guy....scary

Good old times .... Thanks Fiba for this memories

Big guy with big heart! 💪🏽🏀

seeing this days after he announced his retirement, always a warm hearted dude, a basketball lover, but he just couldn't be professional enough

2:20 He can't handle him hahahhaha

This is Shaq and KD mixed 0:03

People forget that Greece had 3 of the greatest guards to ever grace European basketball.

I remember this game as one of the best games by Theodoros Papaloukas, he completely dominanted the match. The other key factor I clearly remember is the incapability of the US team to defend the greek pick and roll, again and again.

Baby Shaq is pound for pound the fastest man alive

1 Question : Why after 12 years you guys are posting this?

This guy was a beast, unfortunately he lacked of discipline and struggled against his weight throughout all his career.

I love the announcers enthusiasm when this guy scores. This guy has really swift feet for all that mass. I didn't know the US loss to them, so the announcers enthusiasm is understandable. I didn't see that coming because I don't remember this but hats off to them. We're not easy to beat.

He played like a beast! 👍🏾

He was and is for me, one of the best basketball players . Always your fan Sofokli .

Yo look how he runs!! He is fast af

Big Sofo🇬🇷

Eeeee sofoklis was an amazing force for us Greeks during the amazing 2004-2008 basketball run. Great player and was very good against the Americans

One of the best. In the world. 👍Bravo sofo

Bravo Sophocles ... you were a GREEK BASKETBALL LEGEND.

The announcer sounds like a South Park character I just can’t put my name on who

This mans good, how have i not heard of him?

Those passes tho.

Imagin guarding him at the post

I remember watching that dunk where he brake the camera... It was impressive to me as a young boy

2:00 ΕΛΑΑΑΑ ΛΕΜΠΡΟΝ

More shocking than Baby Shaq was Kirk Heinrich being on team USA!🤷🏾‍♂️

The great what if. There should be a EuroLeague vs NBA final at the end of their respective seasons

He played in Italy when he was 18 years old and the best anectode was when he ate 12 pizzas in a restaurant and brought home another 4.

Always a legend!!!

imagine put him and Giannis as a duo

Thank you and God bless

Call him by his name not baby shaq show some respect to him🇬🇷

The way they circled around a little too far away from the middle kinda bothets me

So this team just beat a team of NBA all stars meaning they theoretically should make NBA championships too ?

Maccabi Legend

Zion willianson it 10-12 years

Shaq was the coldest. Great video.

Spanoulis these years was KILLER

Zion, before Zion

That first attempt of the announcer trying to pronounce his name.. Gosh can't stop laughing.

🤲😎👏👏👏👏¡ CONGRATULATIONS🇬🇷GREECE ! YESSS!🏀🏆⛹️‍♂️⛹️‍♂️⛹️‍♂️⛹️‍♂️⛹️‍♂️🤲

These highlights were so much more entertaining than todays NBA.

2:06 for me it was a clean block to "The King", this Lebron superstar felt so frustrated that shrug the shoulders after being buried.

Nothing like a little humble pie... Beautiful to see international basketball go from revering the US and just being glad to be in the same court to now knowing they can possibly defeat them. An whom do they have to thank for that?!... Well the US of course!!!❤️😆❤️

Sofoo wow

Can't tell me that's not Spice Adams.

Big Sofo aas unstoppable

This guy is like a Bear + Human hybrid my god what a beast LOL my jaw dropped at first sight

Wow what a athlete

This dude is moving with such ease

I want a head to head battle with him and Glen "Big Baby" Davis.

This will be Zion's final form xD

Grease the basketball game.. your the one that i love

LeBronze lol

His name is SOFOKLIS SKORTSIANITIS not baby shaq ... Fix the name

As a Maccabi fan, I can tell you Schortsanitis was not just big. He had the vertical leap of a much lighter player. Another thing greatly underrated with Sofo were his amazingly good hands. Any pass to him he will catch! True big man connoisseurs will attest that this is what makes a big man really good - good hands! (Kwame Brown as a contrast). His demise was uncontrolled weight. Who knows why he does this to himself... Definitely not lacking in spirit - the guy would lunge to the floor for absolutely every loose ball. I think he's just addicted to food :( He will die very young if he doesn't fix this.

Sofo was at a peak that year...sofo had it all except for mental stability... It is tough for some people follow all the rules so as to be the best ...it is more common that you see talented players with big potential to make 1-2 good years....but is very difficult to have a decade or more at the very high level ...mental and psychological stability are coming first whatever you do

Lebron like "So this is kinda feels like when i face Shaq in the court..." 😂

Amazing

Big and light., One guy make a huge difference...

ITS so amazing

What a game!!

HE is very quick for his size

He is not Baby Shaq he is Big Sofo!!

there was a guy in 2000-2001 who played for kinder bologna was same build but his name was griffith

Man he moves like a guard.

He looks like a "Big Baby Durant"..

Sofo 💛💙

🔥🔥🔥🔥

0:31 was very impressive for a big man his size running the floor

He is amazingly fast for his size

He was just unstoppable under the paint and usa players couldn't even guard him, he was strong and fast and even though he was a big man but he was athletic and had a good footwork, he made the usa players look very small compare to him.

Sofo we love you... ❤️💕💖❣️ He is the greatest Greek player with Nikos Galis..

LeBron went to get his daddy Kobe after this so he can win the gold medals since he failed twice without him😂😂😂

THE ONLY REASON WHY GALIS DIDN'T PLAY FOR THE NBA WAS THE GREECE NATIONAL TEAM. AT THE TIME THERE WAS A LAW IN THE USA THAT SAID AN NBA PLAYER COULDN'T PLAY FOR HIS NATIONAL TEAM WHEN THERE WERE NBA GAMES. GALIS SAID NO, IT'S AN HONOR FOR ME TO PLAY FOR THE GREECE NATIONAL TEAM RATHER THAN IN THE NBA!!!! AND GALIS IS IN THE HOLE OF THE GAME !!!

“A nobody player doing a somebody plays” -flighreacts

No question about it you can feel it, up ahead t- BIG MAN SCHORTSANITIS FOR THE DUNK! 😂

Him and Giannis would've been unstoppable

I take back everything I have ever said about Zion needing to lose wait... He is just fine the way he is.

has great hands.

I thought he's a younger Shaq. Just found out that they're totally different person 😂

I always wondered what happened to Big Baby Davis

Only Greece can achieve such great athletic miracles worldwide!! 💙🤍💙

Up ahead to... BIG MAN SHORTSANEEDUS!!!

Baby Shaq doodoodoodoodoodoo

Sofoklis Schortsanitis is currently in a bad condition. let's hope he will recover soon!

Damn this guy is fast!

That dude is a freakin tank!

Baby shaq