Shaq Made a Night of Bad Officiating Even Worse 

If you played Shaq tough and he missed his jump hook, you can damn well bet he was gonna go through your chest the next time he got the ball. And the foul was probably on you lol.

@@patedison5902 unless you are dennis rodman

Exactly

Or Hakeem .​@@crackerjack9320

exactly - he did it all the time! shaq is a dolt

Only 90?

And most of Lebron's.

​@@JayLandon64Nah Bron actually shoots 3's though Shaq was doing that every possession.

He couldn't play ball

If I wanted to watch basketball players running into each other with no consequences I would watch WNBA... come on... Playing hard isn't just running into each other

Nah, this game was actually a game. It isn't anyone's fault but the Nuggets' for this loss. So, tired of this soft era of the NBA. The Wolves are something to look forward to.

Definitely a charge

It is totally unwatchable! Shaq is not only stupid, but a narcissistic clown! They pay him money to be STUPID, OFFENSIVE AND IN LOVE WITH HIMSELF!

And they did their best to help the Lakers last round. That was brutal.

They are bad. They know exactly what they are doing, rigging games like usual.

Exactly!

Shaq would have been fouling out of games during the first half if he playerd during Wilt's era. I like Shaq, but bully ball was his game.

​@@CWhyNot75 yeah, I get a bit aggravated when I hear how Shaq was the most dominant forgetting Wilt. Wilt was better in every category, Shaq had about 30 more pounds than Wilt. The great centers that Wilt (and he played against many more than Russell) played against were entering their prime when Wilt was leaving his. Most of the great centers Shaq played against were leaving their primes when Shaq entered his. (Heck, I compiled the Western starting centers of 01-02, and take away Shaq they averaged something like 9.5 ppg and 6.5 rpg give or take)

​@DemonKingBadger admittedly he was post Hakeem Robinson ftmp and the guys left were body fillers and the one criticism the kids are right about is that period had less skilled big men and simply more powerful ones due to being able to camp. The league was better in some areas like PG/SG in that Era, and ball was better when teams weren't gambling 3pt % every fucken night with no offensive fouls or traveling.

Flopping wasn't as epidemic then as it is now

Shaq is that annoying guy that thinks he's more important and funny than he really is.

He's funny in commercials but horrible as a commentator. Still can't believe he's on the TNT crew.

Barkley is by far the best. At least he is objective

People like Shaq or he wouldn't be such a massive brand. But he is a bad commentator. He doesn't watch the games for sure.

Because they're in on the fix.

Never did.

It's always been a narrative league and the Nuggets were NEVER popular and have never got a good whistle in a single series they've played. The league doesn't like the team and they make it abundantly clear. If the Wolves play Boston they're gonna foul out and be reigned in QUICK, and the narrative will be how Boston broke up the Wolves defense with 3s. Their defenders won't be allowed half the physicality they are rn, and it'll be swept right under the rug. No one will care.

Both plays were very different 😂. I’m loving the nuggets tears, keep ‘‘em coming

pat fruher is a minnesota native and was allowed to referee a minnesota Timberwolves game.

Yea no

They always say he was "the most dominant player". I never liked how he was allowed to bowl over players. If I want to watch that, I'll watch football. I agree with Charles on the inconsistency of how games are officiated currently.

Shaq had problems with Jao ,Jao block him reguraly,soooo Wilt will woop his a..of and def ,most dominant pl ever?!? Yeah right pfffff

And by 75% you mean 95% - because it certainly didn't come from free throws.

@@MaydayAggro I was being charitable. In fairness he did have a nice light touch around the rim, the problem was he just pushed guys out of the way to get there.

That exact play seriously sticks out for real Shaq hits him in the face and runs over him

@@JohnBogoioff I saw it SO MANY times, it got fairly sickening. And yet, Sabonis never quit playig proper defense, until the refs fouled him out, or, he had to sit with foul trouble. That's a huge part of the reason that I'm ecstatic to see Sabonis' son doing so well in the league. Maybe, he can bring home the trophy that the league stole from his dad.

Exactly, this is Shaq defending his greatness. I mean, even Barkley did this to some extent.

🎯💯

This, I did not know. I would love to see an in-depth video breakdown on this, with evidence.

Shaq was only the best player in the league for 2 or 3 years before Tim Duncan won his 2 league MVPs.

@@renstein8210 eh, not really. Barkley would back down a lot, but most of the time it was legal. There’s a difference between backing someone down and doing what kat did on that play or what shaq used to do, which is gathering yourself, loading up all your force and then slamming into a guy as hard as you can.

The NFL is worse. Rigged, scripted and terrible officiating.

Stop hating

Damn this got me thinking. Nobody wants the face of the nba to be a white european. So they would gladly whistle againts him. The singing (as in pirates of the caribean) has began they already want to see more of future MJ/kobe type of person which is Edwards. At the end they see this as a show business and entertainment to earn money not to make it, in legal sense fair.

@@nikolatodorov1994 I agree. It's all about money. Entertainment is what they are selling. If you go back to the history of basketball, the ABA and the NBA the businessmen knew that the money was in the entertainment and not just regulation basketball. I think you need both and great officiating to make it good business. Having said that, I believe anyone who has the skills and talent to play basketball should be rewarded and recognized no matter what race, color, or nationality, or part of the world they come from. Unfortunately the NBA is about money and not fans anymore. They pay to keep certain narratives alive and have sadly become political. Many of my friends have been critical of what's going on in the NBA when it comes to players that we love and are legendary. The Legendary Larry Bird is GOAT statis in our circle. We never thought he got enough praise. We love Luka, Dirk, Nikola, Gosal brothers Marc and Pau, Yao, Manu, Beno, Tony, Boban, Domantas and many more. Just because we are black it doesn't matter to our circle who is great at basketball. We give props to the greats who play great basketball.

​​@@nikolatodorov1994yup. I could add the mavs losing. They got a lot of BS fouls. Half of those free-throws, maybe even more, are touch fouls. I keep thinking about Timberwolves and their physicality. But when mavs do it they get penalized. As the game goes on, mavs became more scared to actually play defense. Now I'm not blaming just the refs. We'll see game 2. But it's just so blatant at time. SGA had more free throws made than fgs made in the 1st half

And Shaw’s advice is to move his feet. Lol

😂😂😂

It's part of his dribbling rythm to bash his shoulder into the defender when hes in the post.

@@ezfly5680 Was that that "crab-dribble" he was talking about...

@@someguy2972 I think so

lmao, I just watched all of Shaq's WWE appearances the other day

@@AyayronBalakay I would also like to state that this man has a Ed.D Let that sink in.

I wish the wrestlers still did roids 😅😂 all indy mídgets now

Oh they do​@@DannyBZ9

I truly used to always believe this take was hyperbolic. But as somehow who grew up on late 90's, early 2000's NBA basketball, this is becoming more and more true every season. Which is a shame. And its one thing to have non calls, flopping, traveling, all of that. But it makes it so much more worse when they calling is uneven. Where one team can do something and its a no call, then the other team can do the exact same thing and they get called. There is no consistency. Not going to lie, I love the Nuggets, but they do flop A LOT. Though most teams do at varying degrees, they are up there with the Lakers and Knicks. As someone who grew up loving Kobe, and despising LeBron, ANT is a breath of fresh air. He reminds me of late 90's, early 2000's basketball. So there is glimpses of hope here and there, but they really need to reevaluate how refs call games. Not only do they need to enforce the rules, but enforce them evenly and consistently.

This was my exact post on a Skap Attack video yesterday: "Just look at all the contact by Minnesota in just the clips Skap showed. If that was the Lakers instead of Denver, they would`ve had close to 100 free throws attempts, and all the Minnesota players would`ve fouled out. I think refs SHOULD be allowing this amount of contact, but they have to be calling it evenly throughout the league."

20+ years later Shaq looks deep shocked by the fact, that move was illegal. He never knew that...😮

Jokic mad he got blocked 2+ times in a row, TWICE. Mad that he has like 15 turnovers so far playing the wolves. Mad that he is -28 for the series so far. Mad that his number 2(Murray) was 0-11 for the entire first quarter. Stop blaming refs, even if they are bad, for the players playing like shit. The clip showed here is one of the few no calls during the entire game. There was another really bad no call where they allowed Jokic to blatantly travel from the 3 point line to the basket. Lots of no called and 1s for both teams.

Lol cope. Timberwolves are playing good defense. There's only a few clips of questionable no calls. A few no calls doesn't make a team score only 30 by the half lmao

@@internetexplorer3596 How is that a cope? It is a simple statement of fact. If you watched the LA Lakers series, the officiating was VERY different.

​@@internetexplorer3596the comment simply stated a fact. Nothing to cope over. Sorry bud.

@@renstein8210 100% what i noticed.. the officiating always benefits the Opponent of the Nuggets... the Lakers were a$$.. but some how they manged to hang with the Nuggets.. and now when they play a good team like the stacked wolves + they have the ref advantage... its pretty much a done deal

And this is why we are "haters". Lecheat has produced players like Embiid/Towns and fearful players to take charges among many of his other sins to the game. P.s. of course Shaq disagreed with Chuck, he'd have two less rings if 50% of The Lakers points weren't scored and allowed this way during their 3peat. Man up 6 ft nothing with no shot at blocking the shot, move your feet, get hit with the foul only to be called for a blocking foul for wait for it....moving your feet, and be a man idiot.

@@joepermenter7228 also, Shaquille O'Neal was the original steroid Superstar. The only reason why he stopped taking steroids is because he wanted to become a cop and he knew you would fail the test. So that's why the Lakers sent him to Miami. They knew he would decline after the steroid use cycle was over. A lot of people don't know that Shaquille O'Neal did steroids

@@joepermenter7228 3 of his championships have asterisks anyway. Reffing in 2000 vs Portland game 7, Game 6 2002 rigged west finals vs Sacramento, The whole 06' finals where they decided to give Dwayne Wade 25 free throws a game and they reel off four straight...RIGGED!

@@someguy2972 I said two on purpose because that King series went beyond speculation to fact after the ref snitched on the league.

@@joepermenter7228 Yeah you wonder how many more games/series were decided by that shit. With the mafia and probably the FBI being involved we'll probably never know. Remember Jordan was betting on golf with some mafia dudes too and then we know what happened to his dad.

You're saying the college educated multimillionaire is stupid?

@@l9ikjam money does not mean youre smart dude

i cant tell if ur being sarcastic im assuming so LOL

@@l9ikjam lol read the comment section dude looks like ur the genius!? lol

@@l9ikjam Doesn't mean he's dumb. It means he's got marbles in his mouth. Why is he even on TNT?

shaq is a garbage analyst, only thing he says is for players to be "more aggressive"

Yea, this is one of those times where he lacks self-awareness!

I think he is a good guy, truly. But he for sure has an insecure ego. Which there has to be a reason he is that way, even though he is one of the most successful NBA players on and off the court. But if someone even slightly or accidently challenges him, he takes it as challenging his ego and will double down on the lamest stuff. It's why Barkley always gets the best of them when they fight, because Shaq comes off as a child, and Chuck just laughs at him. lol

I like shaq to until he starts his dumb shit he's probably the kindest person ever but his bb views are just stupid most times!!

When Shaq was with Kobe and the Lakers,he was always coming to training camp out of shape

He was worse when he retired. Orlando Shaq had moves to go with his strength and speed.

@@user-mp2fb9ku5o Move #1- Run over player for One Hand dunk, Move # 2 baby hook, Move # 3 Run over player for 2-hand dunk...

yea bc he makes a total mockery of the league

@@julyonlamont00he really does! I used to dislike him but now I love the guy 😂😂👍🏻

@@ianguarneschelli2082 I dislike him for this VERY reason, actually. BUT to each it's own, I guess. Some people favor D-rose .. players that give their blood sweat and tears for this game. Others favor a player who could care less about the game as if it didn't change their life and families lives forever 🤷🏾‍♂️ Two different pedigrees

@@julyonlamont00 hey I get it. If this was 15 years ago I’d say Jokic disrespects the game with his comments. But at the same time, how can he be expected to be be respectful of this league, when every year it turns more and more into a joke (no pun intended). Don’t mean to mock the NBA if you’re still an avid fan though, sincerely; I do believe we are all moving away from sports at our own pace though..

@@ianguarneschelli2082 I havent heard truer words in a while.. Great point!

Nah Murray flopping

​@@DonD-rb1mr🙄

Shaq’s movement and coordination at that size is an athletic wonder.

​@@PharaohsNewsyeah that's what the guy said

You are correct. Neither Shaq nor James have the skill of Jokic. It was a charge call in NY but in Denver a no call. Why, because Adam Silver is punishing the Nuggets because their coach exposed the hypocrisy in LA with the free throw disparity. The NBA is becoming more like ancient Rome everyday. Silver's as bad as Brandon.

Does 'savant' mean manipulative crybaby now? Why wasn't i notified?

@@martinjohnfox nah they only think they’re savants lol

Agree they that’s lebum

so nuggets beat lakers and all is good but know nuggets getting there butt kicked now it’s bad referee, and it’s a set up the joker does the same thing all elbows…

U guys are stupid af. Of course the nba is rigged, but they would rather nuggets win this (game 2)& tie the series so it goes 6 or 7. Now they might get swept. The nba will do everything to make this a series & save the nuggets game 3. Wolves are clearly the better team & itsnot even close

yup... they hate the nuugets

I saw Kyle Anderson straight up tackle someone, I think it was Reggie Jackson. No call

Both can be true at the same time, and Murray did turn into Ben Simmons without the defense...or height!

@bully.of.broad.st.3626 Yeah, that was the point of my comment. They were still going to lose, but obvious foul there.

@@autismcrocs Great minds think alike I would say!

1. Shaq is illogical so I usually just ignore his vapid opinions. 2. That was an egregious offensive foul and Murray was right to gesture the rigged money sign to the refs. Cause it does look rigged at this point. I love physical play but physical play in the 90s was crafty, and stuff uncrafty and unruly was called a foul. But here the refs seem to just be letting the game be physical for one side only. 3. Murray sadly I will say has Kobe's weakness - guarding in the post. As the smaller player, Murray needs to know the options he has in that scenario - me I one: take the hard foul, or 2, "pull the chair" on him, or 3, go for the aggressive strip, or 4, turn him baseline plus go for an aggressive strip. Sadly guys who arent used to playing offense and defense in the post are like deer in headlights guarding in the post. And before people get surprised when I say Kobe.... yeah its true, Kobe didnt have a legit post game - 9 out of 10 times he's either taking a turnaround in the post or going up and under in the post. Which is why he too struggled guarding guys like Corey Magette, Bonzi Wells, Rubin Patterson etc in the post. Anyway AOH is 1000% right in that the play was an offensive foul.

IDK? but I think the refs called it like the game was for the Wolves. It's like what happened with the Lakers vs Celtics in 08. Lakers was a finesse team and the refs let the Celtics bully them. There's no way Leon Powe shot more FT than Kobe and the whole Lakers team. That's how ridiculous the calls were.

this aint sports no more.. the NBA can sk a left Nutt

100%

Couldn't have said it better myself

So your saying last year Nuggets didn't really win a championship, NBA decided to pick them to win it?

Exactly. The NBA hates the Nuggets, and they especially hate Jokic, who is the best player in the league. But his skin color is white, and he’s not a naturally gifted athlete, so they won’t market a guy like him. The T-Pups are the perfect squad for the NBA. Their skin color is the right tone and they play above the rim. And with Lebron at the end of his career, they need another star they can market like Jordan. Enter Anthony Edwards. He checks every single box. The Jordan comparisons have already started, and they are gonna force this dude into every basketball fans living room for the next 6-8 years. 2024 postseason rig job is in full swing!

@@jondubb35it’s not about him being white. You people have no idea how insane you look saying that. Sure maybe they don’t want Denver to win. But it’s not because their star is WHITE 💀 good god

​@jondubb35 it was a while ago now, but 5 different articles appeared in one day calling Edwards the new Jordan, I knew what was happening, LeBron is less marketable now and about to retire, Edwards will get all the calls and be made into the new Jordan. The only hope for the league is that this poor kid gets a career altering injury... sad as it sounds.

@@jondubb35 wow u just had to make it about race 🤦‍♀🤦‍♀not saying the nba isnt rigged but stop saying its about race when its not its about the most exciting playstyle .

@@mrfinalsmvp8067 no, it’s about race. If u think race isn’t involved then you are in massive denial.

the refs would be checking the video for flagrant

What? Lol, have another

5th in paint points in the reg season but 29th in FTAs. It's not even subtle

Yeah they hate them so much they won a championship last year and their best player has his 3rd MVP 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

100%.. its the Lakers fans/Minnesota bandwagon fans and the Media who push this narrative. Great D what a Joke.. straight up fouls.

Totally agree- NBA is lucky the nuggets just mailed it in, letting that kind of crap go can lead to some serious fouls in a lot of cases

Not really

yeh good luck with that.

Wouldn’t say rebuild, but need a piece or two.

@@webgem14 Yeah, more like re-tool. They gotta get a dominant starting center that will allow Jokic to do his business as a point-forward; and they need a backup center to be able to compete with MInnesota and OKC's size and length. They also need a point guard. Murray is good in flashes but hes streaky af and his character is questionable

If the whistle remains anything like last game Denver is going to need a team of linebackers

@@-ac-8296 The refs are playing dumb and allowing Minnesota's "technically not a foul but it really is a foul" type of play to continue. They're using their bodies to basically body check but wihtout using their hands and the refs ar elike "I DoN't SeE aNytHIng WrOng HeRE" Naz Reid is running people over lmao

Nor a technical

They're always going to that damn video ref even if there's no challenge (which should only be used at the end of the game by the way).

It’s just basketball💉💉

”Jokic specifically” knocked down Towns a few minutes before this play.

Are you sure it’s the same thing? Because KAT is about as big as Jokic and there are multiple instances of the trying to flop for a charge. AOH even has a short on NAZ. Not saying it would ve made a difference. Who knows.

@@arguseyed9982 Could be the media, but with all the talk over the last couple years it's more the general impression I get than this specific game.

@@melodyisdead503 Well then go check out Gafford launching himself like a torpedo into Zubac and then dunking in game 6. That ended up being a top play of the night highlight. This was nowhere near as hard.

@@arguseyed9982 cool bro. But that’s not what jokic does. There were multiple flops by “big men” when jokic had the ball. Jamal Murray getting sent is not comparable.

I don't really feed into conspiracy theories, but I know for sure the media doesn't like the Nuggets. That has been obvious since Jokic won his first MVP. And they desperately want an American player to be the face of the league. And who is that player? Anthony Edwards. And don't get me wrong, he is a fantastic player. But it seems like the NBA and media want them to get rid of the Nuggets SO badly. It allows them to belittle Jokic more and give ANT the crown as the face of the league. Every time I see the media getting together to push forced narratives I already know something is up.

You're a casual every single player in the NBA travels they almost never call it. Shit in this same game they allowed jokic to travel all the way from the 3 point line to the basket in one play

Whoever thinks the NBA has no marketing agenda is completely clueless as to how the league functions ( ever since the 80s at the least ).

@@user-mp2fb9ku5o Stern saw what the WWF did with professional wrestling and felt he had to copy that. Sure it helped made the game more popular worldwide which is good, but the methods to get it to that point like focusing on "stars" at the expense of just having great overall teams led to the watering down of the game. Expansion helped that process too.

you're saying refs are going to help nuggets?... that is wild, did you not see this series so far?... it's been pretty clear that the reffing in this series is designed to favor wolves, why would they now try to help the nuggets? i think you mean that after being too obvious the refs will have to call it more FAIRLY

@@notimportant3686it’s all about bets. If they don’t people won’t put money up. If Denver suddenly gets back into the series people will throw money down. Game was rigged before betting was legal but now it’s just blatant as hell

@@DC-ml6cv it's not just about bets. It's about ad revenues too.