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Shaquille O'Neal Makes His Choice In A Matchup Of All-Time Greats

Shaq says a star-studded starting lineup from his era would defeat today's best

Shandel Richardson

Shaquille O'Neal Makes His Choice In A Matchup Of All-Time Greats
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The debate comparing best the eras in NBA history are undecisive as arguments about the greatest player ever. 

There is no real answer but former Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal recently took on the task of picking the most dominant era. In a Twitter post, O'Neal shared a photo of two teams: one from the 1980s and 90s and the other from the 2010 and beyond. 

The older lineup consisted of O'Neal, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and the late Kobe Bryant. The newer lineup was LeBron James, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo. 

Naturally, O'Neal had to weigh in on this dream matchup. 

"Four games to two," O'Neal wrote, favoring his team.  "You already know who I’m with. Don’t ask me. Also who’s guarding me?!"

You have to take into consideration which rules are in play. Regardless, it would provide solid entertainment for fans if there were some way to make this happen. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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