Despite the rivalry between them, O'Neal recognized Yao's skills and legacy. Like Shaq, his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Robert Horry also acknowledged how special Yao was as a player.

Clutch Points: “Bro, that ain’t 7’6 movement. Yao Ming moving like a big*ss oak tree when he move. Shaq was…walking like a oak tree bumping into sh*t.” Safe to say, Ke… ...

Although Shaq wasn't the biggest in the room, his personality always is, as he joked about Yao's size saying " Yao says he's 7 feet 4 I think he's 7 foot 8". Looking at the photo, we tend to agree ...

“The Yao and me part is real, but I was the one who photoshopped Kevin,” O’Neal said in an interview with BeatBox. The picture that O’Neal is referring to made waves on the internet in 2015.