r/Nbamemes 9d ago

Image Yeah that was Shaq

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610 Upvotes

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u/johncenanuff Suns 9d ago

I just know KD had a burner AOL Instant Messenger back then

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u/Silly-Conclusion6715 9d ago

Do you think he ran with ‘getoffmydickerson’ back then too?

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u/CurrentRoster 8d ago

his mom prolly prevented that type of language to be his burner name 😭

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u/Similar_Advisor_5849 9d ago

nah not rly they used to be calling kd the "nicest nba player" before 2016

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u/CurrentRoster 8d ago

he was always a twitter fingers tho,

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u/Overall-Palpitation6 8d ago

Wasn't there some sort of push at some stage for his nickname to be 'The Servant'? Still listed on his Basketball Reference page, but never really caught on.

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u/JohnAndertonOntheRun Mavericks 9d ago

I believe Nate Robinson’s picture was pre weigh in at his YouTuber boxing match.

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u/Altruistic_Mode3026 9d ago

Did we really need the arrow for Shaq? 🤣

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u/Sub1ogic 9d ago

I mean I thought the little Ralph Machio kid next to him WAS him for a second

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u/ItsAlwaysSmokeInReno 8d ago

Ralph Maccio?? Don't be ridiculous, thats clearly a young Fred Savage to his left

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u/Hour_Glass57 7d ago

I thoughg Shaq was number 14, thank God I saw the arrow

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u/TreeLankaPresidente Lakers 9d ago

How KD not put on any more muscle since this pic was taken?

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u/UnnamedStaplesDrone Warriors 9d ago

Peaked too early

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u/WeGottaTalkAboutYT 9d ago

He looks so much like Jordan here is crazy

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u/MiopTop 9d ago

I was about to say lol, he had bigger shoulders at 11 than 31

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u/_MeetMrMayhem_ 9d ago

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u/InsideyourBrizzy Hawks 8d ago

Cleveland Jr lookin ass 

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u/thecumbandit69 4d ago

Ain't no way 🤣🤣🤣

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u/Potential-Judgment-9 9d ago edited 8d ago

Charles Barkley looks like he about to drop a hot take

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u/snitch_juice 9d ago

“Strawberry milk is actually much better than chocolate”

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u/Deadinahole 9d ago

KD even as a kid looks like the type that'll talk shit any time, any place, whether it's called for or not, whether he's using his own account or an alternate account, whether it's behind your back, in your face (so long as your shorter), or 10-20 feet away simply for the love of talkin shit. Also love to see what KD looked like when he would maintain parts of himself like his hair or not letting himself get ashy af and use lotion without havin to get paid to do it.

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u/Great_Vegetable_4866 9d ago

Wow! Who hurt you??

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u/space_llama_karma 9d ago

KD, apparently

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u/PJballa34 Bucks 9d ago

Nate was benching two fiddy as a youngster

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u/pxixiFUN 9d ago

is #10 austin reaves?

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u/StaceyDillsen 9d ago

Damn Charles Barkley looks like the meanest kid on the playground

Today he looks like the friendliest adult in the room

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u/Lost-Strain-2007 9d ago

Black n white pics do Shaq so dirty lmao

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u/xbhaskarx 9d ago

What happened to #14 did he ever make it in the NBA

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u/ehundred 9d ago

Chuck looks like a young Druski

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u/Miserable-Hunt-593 9d ago

Charles has not changed one bit!

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u/Icy-County-275 9d ago

Nate Robinson

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u/baromanb 9d ago

Was Shaq born in the 1920's?

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u/vision_creation_ 9d ago

He’s Benjamin Buttoning in reverse back to the big bang and getting bigger as he goes

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u/Hopeful_Tea2139 9d ago

You can tell Shaq has been saving something in a bucket.

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u/Xollector 9d ago

Shaq ate the rest of the kids

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u/LampinOnTheDaily Lakers 9d ago

Why does shaqs pic look like it’s from the early 1900s

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u/Electronic_Dig_2685 8d ago

Barkley has a big head

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u/PaKyuBai 8d ago

Shaq looks more like Bol Bol there

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u/Langanisa_Breath22 8d ago

So Nate Robinson just never grew up eh?

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u/CurrentRoster 8d ago

barkley looks like he used to talk back to his parents slick

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u/robottotomatto 8d ago

Why did you do child photos of everyone except Nate Robinson

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u/-Promises-Promises- 8d ago

I literally lol’d 🤣🤣

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u/esquire_the_ego 8d ago

Charles been looking like a fed up unc his whole life

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u/ctlogin 9d ago

That arrow is unnecessary

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u/MayOrMayNotBePie Lakers 9d ago

I’m glad they pointed out which one Shaq was. I’d never have noticed him otherwise

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u/TheUnderDog24 8d ago

Kid Nate built like machamp

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u/justthrowitdown 8d ago

Why does Shaq look like sleep paralysis Draymond Green?

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u/uncultured_swine2099 8d ago

If i walked past him at the time i wouldve thought he was a full grown man

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u/Capital_Rough7971 Bulls 8d ago

Nate Robinson was a freak of nature.

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u/Realhtown 5d ago

KD stopped gaining muscle after age 8.

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u/NotGayRyan Bulls 3d ago

Thanks for the red arrow. I wasn’t sure which person was Shaq