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, in fact, began late Wednesday night — after Indiana gamers felt following their 140-126 loss to the Bucks … the rookie who scored his first-ever factors in the course of 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 Live” and spoke concerning the commotion … he stated Giannis had each proper to be upset with the state of affairs — believing the two-time MVP ought to have been the one who in the end walked away from the sector with the souvenir.

“By the letter of the law,” Shaq stated, “if you’re playing at home, you should get the ball if something spectacular happens.”

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

Mark Cuban, in the meantime, informed 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’s a big deal that only happens once,” the Mavericks proprietor stated.