“Laker fans are real greedy” – Shaquille O'Neal wants LeBron James’ statue in LA for winning ‘Bubble championship’

The question of if the LA Lakers should give LeBron James a statue when he retires has been tossed around and Shaquille O'Neal shared his take on the topic. James has had historic stints with various teams throughout his career, so it's hard not to deny that he could get honored by the franchises he's been with.

When LeBron joined the Lakers in 2018, he already had tons of experience. Even though he wasn't as athletic anymore, he was still able to perform at an all-time level for Los Angeles. Due to this, he was able to give the team a championship in 2020.

Shaq is one of the few people who has no problem with James getting honored by the team by erecting a statue for him.

"He did win a championship with the Lakers, a lot of people say that don't count. Well, if you don't count his, you can't count Mr. Tim Duncan's bubble championship. If we're gonna count Tim Duncan's championship during the lockout year, we'll have to count that." O'Neal said.

"So, LeBron is one, as a Laker. He broke the [scoring] record as a Laker. Would I oppose him having a statue? I would not. If they wanna give him a statue, I'd be fine with that. Great player, great for the league. And he did what he was supposed to do as a Laker.

"Laker fans are greedy, 'Okay you got us this bubble championship, but when are you going to give us another?' It’s always that."

Fans are still waiting on LeBron's final decision. After they lost against the eventual NBA champions, the Denver Nuggets, the four-time champion brought up the topic of retirement. Looking at how he played out his time with the Lakers, he deserves to be honored one way or another.

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After winning the championship, Nikola Jokic was welcomed to the "Big Man Alliance" by Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal has shown support to Nikola Jokic since emerging as one of the best players in the league. Despite their difference in playstyle, the four-time champion still recognizes the talent that goes into how Jokic plays.

Shortly after winning the Larry O'Brien trophy, Shaq posted on Instagram, welcoming the Serbian center to the "Big Man Alliance."

Through five games against the Miami Heat, the Joker made outstanding plays for the Nuggets. He averaged 30.2 points, 14.0 rebounds and 7.2 assists to lead his team and win the Finals MVP. Following their win, Jokic became the sixth player to win the Finals MVP who was born outside of the U.S.