LOS ANGELES, July 20 (UPI) -- Even when a player leaves the game, the trash talking remains.
On Sunday, Shaquille O'Neal posted a picture of the Los Angeles Lakers' all-time greatest players above the Chicago Bulls' greatest players to his Instagram account. The caption under Shaq's post read: "We would beat em by fifty "what you think". Let me know and don't hold back."
The Lakers squad included Shaq, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Magic Johnson and Elgin Baylor. The Bulls squad included Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Derrick Rose, Dennis Rodman and Horace Grant.
Soon after Shaq's post, Pippen responded with a post of his own. Pippen's Instagram post included a picture of himself with Jordan, wearing 3-peat championship shirts. Pippen's caption read: "Sorry @shaq but I don't get caught up in hypotheticals. All I know is we won 6 titles, twice the amount you claimed while in LA..."
But Shaq wasn't done talking. The former stud center responded by editing the Pippen picture by replacing Pippen's head with Jordan's and saying: "Sorry @scottiepippen I don't believe in hypotheticals either, but I seen most of those final you did ok , but this guy did most the work . #youwereok steve kerr and Ron harper deserve more credit than you , remember I WAS BATMAN YOU WAS ROBIN , I was PUFFY YOU WAS MASE..."
Shaq then posted a picture of a T-Mobile cellphone and said: "Anybody need a T MOBILE SIDEKICK. I GOTTa PRETTY GOOD ONE #BESTSIDEKICKEVER"
In eight seasons in Los Angeles, O'Neal averaged 27 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 2.5 blocks per game. O'Neal won three NBA championships, from 2000 to 2002. O'Neal also won an ring in 2006 in Miami. O'Neal also claimed NBA Finals MVP in 2000 and 2001.
Pippen averaged 17.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.1 steals in 12 seasons with the Bulls. Pippen's Bulls won six NBA titles from 1991 to 1998.
