Shaquille O’Neal was definitely enjoying the content from Saturday’s action at the Olympic Games.
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert, currently playing at the Paris Olympics for his native France, had a real Kodak moment during his team’s group-stage game against Brazil. Gobert made the mistake of trying to jump with Brazil forward Joao Cardoso on an alley-oop attempt in transition. Not only did Cardoso manage to hammer home the dunk, but he also took Gobert’s soul in the process.
Take a look at the ruthless poster by Cardoso (who also goes by the name of Maozinha Pereira) on Gobert.
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Here is another angle of the jam.
RUDY GOBERT GOT DUNKED ON pic.twitter.com/01mJHvecnM
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As if it wasn’t enough that the force of the dunk sent Gobert tumbling to the ground (and that he was also called for a foul on the play), O’Neal decided to add even more insult to injury for Gobert on Saturday. The retired Hall of Famer O’Neal posted a meme to his Instagram Story trolling Gobert. The meme suggested that Gobert would be working as a Walmart cashier if he was not a seven-footer.
Shaq cooked Rudy Gobert on his IG lmao pic.twitter.com/60izk1UZoX
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On the bright side for Gobert, he was able to save some face thanks to the fact that France still beat Brazil 78-66 (though Gobert only had seven points and three rebounds). But it is clear O’Neal was delighting in Gobert’s misery there, which is very on-brand given his history of clowning on Gobert.
