Shaquille O'Neal is firing back at Lebron James over his criticism of the league and its schedule this year. In an interview with CNBC, the forme

Shaq shoots down LeBron's comments about why so many NBA players were injured this year

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2021-06-29 15:00:04

Shaquille O'Neal is firing back at Lebron James over his criticism of the league and its schedule this year. In an interview with CNBC, the former Lakers star and TNT broadcaster said he thinks players need to stop complaining about the busy playing schedule this season.

"When you're living in a world where 40 million people have been laid off and I'm making $200 million, you won't get no complaining from me," O'Neal said. "I'd play back to back to back to back to back," he added.

"I'm not knocking what anybody said, but me personally, I don't complain and make excuses because real people are working their tail off and all we gotta do is train two hours a day, and then play a game for two hours at night and make a lot of money...So my thought process is a little different."

O'Neal's comments come after James' criticism that the schedule was at fault for the plethora of high profile injuries this year, a claim the league has disputed.