Shaquille O’Neal Says Giannis Antetokounmpo Deserves Game Ball, Not Pacers Rookie

Shaquille O’Neal is weighing in on the Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Pacers sport ball debate — and he is making it clear, he is siding with the Greek Freak within the tiff.

The meat, after all, began late Wednesday night — after Indiana gamers felt following their 140-126 loss to the Bucks … the rookie who scored his first-ever factors throughout the contest, Oscar Tshiebwe, deserved the sport ball greater than Antetokounmpo, who dropped a franchise-record 64 factors.

Clearly feeling otherwise than Indiana’s gamers, Antetokounmpo went to the Pacers’ locker room space to retrieve it — however, chaos then proceeded to interrupt out.

When Shaq joined Charles and Babcock on Thursday’s “TMZ Reside” and spoke in regards to the commotion … he mentioned Giannis had each proper to be upset with the scenario — believing the two-time MVP ought to have been the one who finally walked away from the world with the souvenir.

“By the letter of the legislation,” Shaq mentioned, “for those who’re enjoying at house, you need to get the ball if one thing spectacular occurs.”

Giannis did find yourself with a sport ball — although he advised media members afterward he wasn’t certain if it was the basketball he used to document his historic evening.

Mark Cuban, in the meantime, advised TMZ Sports activities earlier Thursday that if the sport had occurred in his house area, he believed whichever workforce had the rookie deserved it most.

“That is an enormous deal that solely occurs as soon as,” the Mavericks proprietor mentioned.