Rockets’ Christian Wood jokingly calls out Shaq for not knowing much about his game

The Inside the NBA Hall of Famer said he was proud of Wood.

If you haven’t followed the story of Houston Rockets center Christian Wood, you might not know the big man went from undrafted out of UNLV to shuttling between the G League and five NBA teams (the 76ers, Hornets, Bucks, Pelicans and Pistons, where he finally blossomed in 2020) before landing with the Rockets and ascending to stardom.

It’s possible Shaquille O’Neal had not followed Wood’s tale over the years, because when the Rockets center joined Inside the NBA, he immediately apologized for not being “familiar with [his] game.”

Wood’s response?

“Aw, man you’re a casual!” he said with a chuckle. Shaq responded by saying he was proud of Wood:

Here’s the entire interview, including him talking about how the Rockets locker room as the James Harden drama was happening in the past week:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRGJwHh63PM

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