Dirk Shares His Honest Thoughts About KG To Shaq

[@tmotivate]

Admit it: we all clicked to see if anyone had the nerve to call The Big Ticket ‘soft’

[@nudytv7879]

He is soft

[@KSN30]

​@@nudytv7879 soft and cuddly

[@ryandavis8658]

He was an incredible player on both sides of the court! And was strong and durable. But he also had this strange tough guy act, but in reality he wasn’t.

[@RiktorchyA]

Thanx, clicking OFF

[@Matakui2011]

He was just loud. When he got approached by a big guy or when his teamates started holding them back that's when KG becomes big ticket because he can win an award for his toughness.

[@kalenwilder3950]

There should be a doc about the Power Forwards from the early 2000s. That was a special time

[@remingtonporter1734]

Yeah the dead end of the 90's until the beginning of the 2010's was a time for Power Forwards: Duncan, Garnett, Malone (end of his prime & slightly past prime), Sheed, Webber, Dirk, Gasol, K-Mart, Hedo, Amar'e Stoudemire, Chris Bosh, Jermaine O'Neal, Lamar Odom, Elton Brand, Zach Randolph, Antawn Jamison, David West, Rashard Lewis, Antoine Walker, Carlos Boozer, Paul Millsap, Josh Smith, Antonio McDyess.

[@krstnegus8520]

Let's add some of the 90's so we can add the Worm, Barkley, Malone, Thorpe etc...

[@peterpark6250]

@@remingtonporter1734 crazy how deep this list is

[@blackout2430]

The golden era of the PF

[@fastlane3613]

Duncan, Dirk, KG, Rasheed, Pau, Amare, Bosh, Webber, Rashard Lewis, Boozer, David West.. Unreal lineup

[@ejayemike6541]

Seeing Dirk tall lanky ass running around trying to look stealthy in a army uniform would have me hollering.

[@KinggTevann__]

😂😂

[@KeenanCam]

Shaq is genuine man he was truly enjoying listening to them Talk and reminiscing! He didn’t say a word ! 👏 gotta love this

[@lamonimita3422]

NBA PF talent in the early 2000's were something else. TD, KG, Dirk, C Webb, Sheed, Jermaine, McDyess, Pau, Amare etc. Such a great time.

[@Damin-122]

Factz 💯 Won't Be Duplicated Either .

[@hannibalbarca2871]

Elton Brand

[@cdgates1]

Dirk and Garnett have parallel careers: Both played 21 seasons Won the MVP in the 9th year Won the ring in the 13th year

[@Prince_Luci]

Fascinating

[@TheBlasianPrince]

Dirk’s championship ring is more valuable than KG’s

[@Jumpman67]

@@TheBlasianPrince why?

[@TheBlasianPrince]

@@Jumpman67 KG had Paul pierce, Ray Allen and Rondo and they beat Kobe and he didn’t have a top 75 player on his team, while Dirk beat the Miami heat’s big 3 in 2011 when they were in their primes

[@baserreo]

@@TheBlasianPrincedirk beat OKC big 3, reigning champs Lakers & the spurs dynasty in that year

[@hoopsfan3577]

Dirk is honestly a super cool and humble dude. I also didn’t realize how many players wanted to play with him back in the day. Like when Shaq mentioned he was trying to get traded to Dallas I was shocked. Pierce also had mentioned he wanted to go to Dallas prior to KG and Ray arriving

[@Pwn3r214]

Kobe even asked Dirk to come to LA lol but he knew that was a long shot to say the least

[@booqrdoit9138]

Guy was a unicorn, before his time. The first real stretch 4. He lacked in defense and wasn't as well rounded as KG and Timmy but he was easily better than them at other things too

[@levimassey2207]

I remember watching him on the episode of punk'd he was on & thinking the same thing... super humble & a real one.

[@PraxisPeabody]

Dirk just said it. KG was just doing his job in the regular season but all smiles at tbe all-star.

[@TheInfamousThey305]

Nasty clickbait

[@tme123211]

KG is soft! He only gets in the face of players that won’t 2 piece his ass like little Anthony Peeler did 😂

[@DavidGarcia-on9gn]

No kidding and it was literally Lefkoe podcast with Dirk. I don’t wanna see a podacast of Lefkoe. There was little ass interaction of Shaq and Dirk

[@lagunacinematics]

I respect it

[@FNRLxWILLIE]

That type of humility and lack of self absorption is so admirable.

[@cyber6sapien]

First time Dirk played KG in the playoffs: Dirk - 33.3ppg, 15.7rpg, FG 52.6%, 3PT 73%, FT 89% STL 3.0 , Mavs 3-0 over TWolves.

[@adonishardaway5106]

You do realize kg didn’t guard him mostly the whole series right

[@madaraUchiha-xj7lc]

Oh please kg can’t fuck wit Dirk

[@carlod5818]

​@@adonishardaway5106 with 73% dirk didnt shoot too much from outside, some of those shots had to come at the rim where kg is supposedly guarding him. ( i say this without having looked up his stats or the series in particular but i cant imagine that the best defender that matches the size never guarded the guy averaging 33 vs you)

[@RealBreakBreadFilms]

@@carlod5818 40 games against each other... Dirk has the edge with 23 wins (playoffs included)... KG averaged 21.9 ppg, Dirk slightly averaged more with 23.9 ppg... KG 12.1 rpg, Dirk 8.8 rpg... KG 4.4 apg, Dirk 2 apg... KG 1.3 spg, Dirk 0.8 spg... KG 1.2 bpg, Dirk 0.8 bpg... Only thing Dirk has over KG in games played against each other is wins by 6 wins and points a game and that's by 2 ppg... I like to deal with ALL of their games, compared to 3... KG had better numbers than Dirk when they played each other

[@cameronmowat6638]

Dirk is incredibly humble and just seems like a nice dude

[@Dr.WaltzFromChicago]

#6 on the all time scoring list in NBA HISTORY 💯💯💯DIRK✅

[@Daveyjdigital]

Honestly the people commenting on KG doesn't know KG like i do i seen KG dunk on Kobe at the target center. KG is a true champion and better than dirk but overall

[@Dr.WaltzFromChicago]

@@Daveyjdigital 😂😂😆😆

[@Dr.WaltzFromChicago]

@@Daveyjdigital KG not #6 on the all time scoring list 😂😂😆😆🤷🏾‍♂️

[@elvergudo9355]

@@Daveyjdigitalboyyy that 2011 run that dirk put on was legendary kg was good too but not dirk level

[@BoosterGoldEarth6]

2011 Mavs Run. You mean led BY JASON KIDD

[@108stitches]

I’ve never seen an interview with Dirk. He’s well spoken and down to earth. Cool dude.

[@sirdope2575]

WATCHING DIRK MATCHUP KG HIGHLIGHT .... DIRK WAS FIREEEEE

[@ajaxballer3702]

Dirk historically dominated KG in their matchups. KG rarely mentions Dirk when he talks about the great big men from his era. Still hating.

[@ljvue]

Casual. Did you even watch those games? Dallas had a 3 headed monster in Nash, Finley, and Dirk. KG was alone on those trash ass wolves teams.

[@iaintmissin]

@@ljvue lol chill KG it ain’t that serious

[@Djohnson89]

​@@iaintmissinHe said what he said 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@jordanflores5687]

Dominated???? Their numbers in head to heads are almost identical

[@poloregal]

@@ljvueFacts. Loss 5 1st round picks to the shady Joe Smith deal. (JOE SMITH😂😂😂😂)

[@jamesgarcia3555]

Best trash talk against kg on the court would be “hey lemme take you shopping”

[@Malouco]

"i like when u do that KG....I like when u do all that scrambling and scraping"

[@mchil28]

lmaooo

[@damonlaw8218]

​@@Malouco Bruh Kg wud have fell apart lol

[@impulse_xs]

@@Malouco lmaooooo that’s low key how KG played too all scrambling and scraping for shyt

[@ZlevelS]

KG was BBQ bratwurst to Dirk when it counted in the playoffs

[@therealbs2000]

Isn't it BBQ chikin

[@fatality1249]

😂😂 they played once in the playoffs and kg was rarely the primary defender on dirk. Dirk also had a young pg named Steve Nash and prime Michael Finley. But whatever helps you sleep at night.

[@frederickhamilton5655]

Lies lmao 🤣

[@riotordiet9154]

@@fatality1249crazy how they rewrite history cause those years KG was the by far better player!!

[@mikeweber6565]

33 and 15, bbq bratwurst with a side of sauerkraut

[@buffalosoldier1986]

I member Dirk AND Shaq being invited to a popular german sports program called Sportschau. Dirk was so humble and shy and it felt like he knew he shouldnt be on the air with Shaq at the time bcs he was already a superstar and i thought this kid will disapear in a few month but we as germans had a good time having him in the League after Detlef und now hes one of the greatest in this sport and... thanks dirk! grüße aus der sanderau.

[@matthewt8214]

What a cool dude we all love Dirk

[@TheBlackSands]

These players had some classic playoff battles during those times and the big german was relentless had some moves and earned my respect as a champion 🏆 👍

[@dynamicvoltage9765]

At the end of the day, Dirk got under KG's skin. KG knew he couldn't stop Dirk, and that's why he was so bitter.

[@Adventure-of-your-Life]

That dallas title run was one of my favorite seasons ever as a kid

[@rpc2005ca]

Hoping to see CWebb on the podcast soon. I love stories from these dudes.

[@123FUG33]

CWebb was up there as far as top PF in that era just had bad luck and got lost in the sauce with Duncan, KG, Dirk getting most the shine.

[@dannynhl9441]

CWebb. Love to see Penny on here with Shaq too. Wish they could get Ewing or some bigs that played against Shaq

[@Pswayze23]

​@@dannynhl9441I hope they get Hakeem the dream.

[@empacttv3954]

Dirk serving in the Army is crazy. Playing basketball was easy.

[@BossDini]

😂😂😂 he did two months in basic training

[@ronny-lb1cr]

As German I believe Dirk had to clean the top of biggest weaponry and vehicles

[@dereksupernaut]

i wasn't a Dirk fan until '11 as he struggled in playoffs with talented teams, then i had to change my view; dudes a legend taking down great team after great team peaking with the Heat in the Finals... fax!!!

[@mavssami41]

Early 2000s dirk was amazing...idk why ppl act like he wasn't amazing! Averaged 27 and 12 in the playoffs in his prime

[@hoopsfan3577]

Dirk showed he was a dog during that 2011 run.

[@mavssami41]

@hoopsfan3577 no he showed it in 03 and 06 too🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ ppl forget he took that sh##t mavs team to the nba finlas

[@dereksupernaut]

@@mavssami41 in '06 Finals he averaged 23 points on 39% shooting... fax!!!

[@mavssami41]

@dereksupernaut he averaged 28 and 13 in the western conference finals and semi finals. Against the 2 best teams in the west..nice try

[@clintschroeder5717]

Is that a Tim Duncan bobblehead on Dirk's mantle?

[@DrVonNostrand]

Good catch

[@gabeaguirre]

Nah it’s a Dirk bobble head with the throwback white jerseys from the 90s

[@christopherhussmann8698]

Dirk is my favourite Player of all time!

[@lamarlashley8738]

How lol

[@Daveyjdigital]

Kevin Garnett is better and people acting like suns and spurs wasn't kicking dirks team y'all gassing

[@deathmachineusa2689]

I am a Chicago Bulls fan. However, Dirk is one Favorite players ever. I saw him grow his skills and go through tough some stuff.

[@IcarusFallz]

KG was a real one. All heart. Pure energy. Real OG. Too bad the league is too soft (players and fans).I miss guys like KG. He was HIM, enough of the disrespect in the comments

[@SinaSoh]

Enough of the Dirk disrespect as well!!!

[@TheIrtiz]

Go watch mma

[@mason6076]

Shaq doing us right, we need the big man interviews. Let me see Timmy next diesel!

[@BigNor23]

KG was warrior on the court one the best trash talkers his top 5 power forward of all time

[@andresdelportillo9917]

Nah , he disappeared in big moments , ran away from fights , he’d trash talk his way out the first round and was real quiet against Dirk in the playoffs

[@TexasWreckShop]

KG loved going at the small euros. Never wanted smoke with the the Ben Wallace's or Artests of the world

[@chitweak18]

Yeah he did. Stop the cap.

[@jsm2687]

I wish they bring all the great PFs together and do like an Open Court type of thing. Duncan, Dirk, KG, CWebb, Sheed, Amare, Elton Brand, McDyess. Heck even add Shaq there.

[@vape_monkey]

Rodman, Kemp

[@MrTheRevertz]

Duncan would not do this

[@ajilla708]

​@MrTheRevertz he wouldn't talk much, but I think he would

[@justinbires6283]

ZBO and Pau

[@RiverwoodSecurity]

Z-bo

[@yahyes]

The amazing part Dirk is one of the greatest big men and shooters ever.

[@waka126126]

Bro shaq you got the best young tv host man. He covers for ernie too, dudes legit.

[@CosmicTuxedo]

Dirk > KG in offence. KG > Dirk in defence.

[@hoopsfan3577]

Fair

[@mikeRedMDK2032]

People ignore that second part all the time, like the scoring is everything and automatically means better overall. Nah. They were both great and left their mark

[@EnjoyedTheVid]

“What was your specialty going to be?” Shaq “ dooz notz givez upz de zecretz of da German army”🤣🤣🤣

[@Kombatjack_]

These boys completely changed what a power forward was

[@duffman1876]

We all clicked cuz we know damn well ain't no one was gone say Uncle Kev is soft😅🍻🍺

[@nathanpm]

Shoutout KG got that work from Dirk, absolutely cooked almost everytime. god bless KGs heart.

[@BossDini]

😂😂😂 stop it

[@isiahspencer3028]

I disagree on that cuz if it was a one-on-one match Kevin Garnett would get them every single time

[@frankiethefrog1752]

@@isiahspencer302802 playoffs exist. Dirk put 30+ points and at least 15 rebounds in every game.

[@vincentlaw9006]

@@isiahspencer3028 Dirk averaged 33-15-4 on 60-70-90 +% shooting splits against the DPOY KG in the playoffs stop it lmao

[@isiahspencer3028]

@@vincentlaw9006 what the hell does that Gotta do with the one on one? it doesn’t matter which stat you bring up like guy said Kevin Garnett would cook him if I wanted to bring up stats. I would’ve bring that up but I bring up something totally different. I’m talking about one on one Garnett would win.

[@BrandonGaither-lf4fv]

The big German and the big Diesel .. perfect combo.

[@ArtFromEarth_2]

No diddy 🤣🤣🤣

[@twuandixon8675]

Dirk shouldn't even worry about KG, he's better lol

[@adonishardaway5106]

Lmao no he’s not

[@HeWhoR3mains]

Nah son

[@M3_86]

Dirk saying cOOLest like Ahnold is the coolest thing ever lol

[@malikbronson1844]

KG Bananas LOL 😂 He was really on it LOL

[@dorianx7365]

THIS WAS GENIUS!!!!! I was thinking Dirk was with that!!! Lmfaoooo

[@sowells22]

33 and 16 the only playoff series they ever met in Dirk 🐐

[@davidhyman144]

Really hard not to like Dirk. Legend.

[@wilsonsmilk]

Maaaan.. I needed a Tim Duncan story from Dirk.

[@marshalldunn6298]

Dirky loving retirement...the GOAT

[@yoinkhaha]

Dirk one of the few who absolutely owned KG.

[@labnoise]

Clever thumbnail, is this clickbait territory??

[@MumrikDK]

Of course it is.

[@jaywysard]

Dirk being very diplomatic about which teammates were the biggest "schiesse dumkopf." Not getting sucked in by Shaq. LOL

[@TheHomeman]

Thing I loved about Charles Oakley was that he was the first big to shoot the 15 footer on a regular basis

[@CinqueMalcolm]

No he wasn't. Stop with the misinformation and revisionist history.

[@Ran_Ryaz]

You ever heard of or seen Bob Macdoo play?

[@KnataGuy]

Dirk sounds like Ahhnold…he should star in T5

[@DwellsSouthern]

People forget how deadly of a scorer Dirk was.

[@willjayjr1]

Dirk is just so cool man lol

[@THe_oUtSiDAz_CEO_oUTz1]

dOomkUF😭🤣😂😅😆

[@XxxToTheBunzzz23]

Kenyon Martin said it wit out click bait🤣🤣

[@jackdempsey2497]

Yeah xur, kmart… he wasn’t really a threat. An enforcer who can score a lil bit

[@evanjmph]

Shaq: My Children dont know who I am.. Chuck: 👀

[@evanjmph]

I miss the battles between KG, DiRK, CWEBB and TD. The West was fn stacked and you know whoever makes it out was gonna face SHAQ & KOBE

[@unpublicized]

I be high af not paying attention thinking this Shaq and jj redick talking lol

[@jsm2687]

Dirk literally was a titan that held is own against the era of titans.

[@nocturne311]

Stop misusing and overusing the word literally.

[@petarbubalo231]

Nice guy 👍

[@eddie9244]

I remember KG would always instigate players but when they stood up for themselves KG would always put his hands up cuz he really didnt want the smoke , fake tough guy , bark louder than bite

[@johngonzalez4298]

DN41: 🏆

[@travisdiggs8568]

Click bait is a MFer

[@Nicetrygoogle-p2p]

My 3 favorite 7 footers

[@gthedragon17]

I only know dumkoft because of You g Sheldon lol

[@SuperDayv]

That thumbnail is so misleading. Dirk didn't say that about KG. Come on.

[@StevenEvens7125]

Not PF, Dirk would be my Center on my starting 5 that no team wouever beat. Ever

[@dkquanphillip6671]

The west back then lord !!

[@johnbagay2725]

Dirk in the army would do One legged bomb away

[@dquick88]

Kenyon Martin said Kg was a poodle in doberman body.

[@rukaumora8723]

Didn't expect to see so much hate for KG in these comments. Damn.

[@TheCreole504]

Everybody go check out the Kevin Garnett fight with Anthony peeler!!!

[@willflum2847]

It’s wild to call some of these Europeans soft. Growing up in the balkans or the eastern block in general isn’t like they grew up wealthy and in France

[@Augrills]

Dirk is German, and it’s a very safe and nice country. Still isn’t soft but it’s not a nightmare

[@willflum2847]

That’s why I said “some” I’m not talking the superpowers of Europe my man. I’m talking eastern block type countries

[@michaelanthony4750]

This part was so interesting I'm not sure why you used clickbait

[@TheBuddhaVlogs30508]

KG loves BWC

[@bandoties3198]

Ayo

[@evanjmph]

Mark Cuban/Netflix! where's our Mavs Championship Run Documentary

[@TedAlexandro]

Do they just insert Shaq saying “Damn” or was he really part of this conversation?

[@llkla4507]

02 playoffs: dirk 33 n 17 mavs sweep twolves

[@Malouco]

Ahh....this was that Nephelim click bait...I thought Dirk was gonna start a beef and DJ Stevenakademicsmith was gonna cover it like Maria Bigode.😂

[@21mgny]

He looks like Donald Sutherland

[@MrBb3k]

Dirk...do your children know who you are? Charles in response to Shaq: "Shaq your kids dont know who you are. You got too many of them. How the hell you know they even yours?" Just remembering the Inside NBA jokes about Shaq having a ton of kids to where there were jokes about him remembering all their names and birthdays

[@nyaakewebo]

I haven't watched the clip yet, but IF (and I doubt it) Dirk did call KG soft, I agree. KG was always overcompensating with talking and fake bravado. He wants so bad to be considered tough. That's a person who is not tough, but insecure about it.

[@mikeRedMDK2032]

Or a guy just playing mind games to mess with your focus and performance. A lot of players did that. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. With guys like dirk and duncan, it didn't seem to.

[@nyaakewebo]

@mike91mdk45 Sure, but he does that by "Acting tough".

[@BrandonMirphy-rb5js]

I’m only here cause the title is hilarious. KG was most intense player in history lol I’m sure it’s sarcasm

[@Rellbronjames9]

You can't compare KG and Dirk two completely different players

[@CourtneyMiller-ui8xp]

top ten power 4 of all time charles barkley carl malone Tim duncan chris weber sean kemp dennis rodman rasheed wallace kevin mchale Anthony mason derrick coleman In that order ya dig. !!! Paul. Know who's missing off the list😳😳😳 His boy k. G. K g offensive game was pedestrian He #11 on da list

[@gigante87]

KG is all bark and no bite

[@mikeRedMDK2032]

Dude was trying to win games. Psychological warfare usually keeps you on the court longer than trying to fight lol

[@m0ondoggy12]

If Dirks kids watch the Championship run and don’t realize he is one of the greatest players who put on an OTHERWORDLY performance to win it all, they are bad kids. It was also funny that the plan for Dirk in the army was to put him in the back and have him survey. (Be tall and look around)😂😂😂

[@Daveyjdigital]

Honestly the people commenting on KG doesn't know KG like i do i seen KG dunk on Kobe at the target center. KG is a true champion and better than dirk but overall

[@leejontolliver-seavior8931]

@daveyjdigital Shut up! Lol you know a ninja cause you seen him dunk! Just shut the hell up and let them talk 😂😂😂

[@leejontolliver-seavior8931]

Shut up! Lol you know a ninja cause you seen him dunk! Just shut the hell up and let them talk 😂😂😂

[@marccasares1854]

Kg soft as charmin he’s a chihuahua in a Doberman body

[@kelahamutenya3217]

Quite assassin like TD these guys didn't need the trash talk for motivation or fan entertainment they just killed opponents with a stoic demeanor. Trash talking never affected Dirk and TD they ran KG out the west

[@FreeOfAllFear]

Dirk bodied KG almost every single time they matched up

[@khaosflare]

Elite click bait, still didn't believe it, but I clicked anyway

[@Jefff72]

This is funny because I just just had a dream last night that I met MJ. I joked with him and told him That my young self would not have a chance against him in his older self. I told him in the dream which is actual fact that a friend of mine named his son Jordan after him

[@TheKillo2311]

KG OS OVERALL BETTER THEN DIRK. KG IS A TWO WAY MONSTER!!!

[@ar3t33]

When people think European players soft but these guys gone through military training

[@scottipippen6554]

Are you serious? Going to the German Bundeswehr (=army) for 2-3 months for basic training was then and is still now only one thing: a huge waste of time, lol. "Europeans are soft" is porbably the most stupid prejudice in basketball history. At the beginning the gab between european players going to the NBA was often due to lack of ahteltic abilities. But almost never skillset. Šarūnas Marčiulionis was build like a tank, Drazen Petrovic was a badass. Vlade Divac was more finess, but for sure not soft. He just wasn`t that strong build as Shaq, Robinson, Ewing or Zoe. American arrogance was probably at its pick in the 70s and 80s, which is not that surprising since the college teams beat the rest of the world for decades at the Olympics. But if Yougoslavia had sent their best and if not the war hadn`t broke out, the Dream Team would had had another competition in 92..

[@gentlemanedriver6571]

Well that click bait worked 😅