When Yao & Shaq Matched Up For The First Time! | NBA Classic Game
On this day in 2003, A much-anticipated affair carried on national television took place. All eyes were on Houston for the first matchup between Yao Ming and Shaquille O’Neal – and they didn’t disappoint.
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If only Yao Ming was healthy, we could have saw one of the most talented centers during the 2000s and even the 2010s, and could have changed the history of the NBA
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The Game really has change compared in today's NBA
Remember the 2016 Hall of Fame joke : Yao made a fade away and said "Nice shot" in which Yao replied : "Thanks my Brother"
I miss Bill calling games rip Bill Walton
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more nba classic games pleeeaassee
Nice
I love watching this game. Great memories of NBA 🏀. 🤩
Rush Hour
Shaq in the thumbnail looking like "I think im a make these free throws"
I hope people watch this and realise how far the game has come. The shooting, talent, ball movement, pace all better today. That doesn’t mean that this is not good basketball. It’s juts how any sport evolves
NBA was so much more physical back then. Now it's just all boring 3 pters
Dang yao ming was kinda fast when he was a rookie I'm not gonna lie
This was the game Shaq realized that Yao Ming was the real deal. I really wish Yao was able to stay healthy though.
the nba was desperate for a 5 to stop shaq @ the time in this era