NBA Greatest Duels: Shaquille O'Neal vs Charles Barkley (1999)

[@aufan1000]

Chuck was about 35 years old in that game and still tough as nails!

[@arsonhakobyan]

He looked a bit more trimmed in this game than most games I saw him in a Rockets uniform too.

[@Riles3152]

Barkley was old, fat, past his prime and basically on his last legs, and was STILL giving work to these guys! Such a phenomenal talent.

[@emalsultani7214]

This is basketball at it’s finest miss it soo much !!

[@RickyMoss]

Barkley and Shaq were BOTH monsters!! now they're best friends on TNT studios... can't wait to see them together again.. they're so funny!

[@cflo1386]

Barley taking it to the 7 footers and dominating. Sir Charles!!!!

[@vincenth.8793]

…and he was only 6’6 at the most.

[@timmyshore3755]

barely brumble 🙈🙉

[@timmyshore3755]

@@vincenth.8793 do you like big men ? 😉💋

[@BigDaddy-il6pb]

​@@vincenth.8793 6' 4"

[@IndianaSmallmouth]

Barkley had a 7'+ wingspan and, when younger incredible hops. he could outreach and ou thop most other players. His height mattered not.

[@jeremytucker8853]

Charles didn't dunk with 1 hand. He dunked with 2. Everyone who has ever dunked a ball knows that its much tougher dunking with 2 hands is more exhausting and difficult than dunking with 1. Charles was BEAST

[@arsonhakobyan]

He was a jumper though as oppose to a leaper.

[@onlyone23km]

Full body standing dunks with no running starts or gathers are a 2 full bitches. Fuck a bitch and a half.

[@guacaquio]

Best power forward ever

[@ollenesteban3442]

True

[@tylertang2110]

Also it's hard to block u when u dunk 2 hard and usually when they try its a foul

[@guacaquio]

I remember this game, Charles was my favorite since 1990, but I also the Lakers were my team. This was a very enjoyable game

[@jsdwta]

how beautiful the game was. utilizing every position unlike today where teams draw up plays for threes

[@ultravolt4555]

I agree this was basketball not a 3 point contest

[@Tommy-kg4eq]

Rest in peace Kobe 🕊❤️🌹

[@GamerFace167]

Chuck plays hard every night

[@rauhbautz44]

SIR Charles Barkley awesome!!!

[@RickyMoss]

8:36 Barkley was ALSO fast.. look at where he came from to get that ball

[@Johnjohnson-zg4ek]

Damn!!!

[@ollenesteban3442]

One ☝🏼 of his strengths Quick hands and Long arm

[@vincenth.8793]

Even though Charles himself says he was past his prime in Houston, he still was a bad mamma jamma. FUN FACT: His career high in rebounds (33) was made while he played with Rockets.

[@timmyshore3755]

howdy 🤠 💋

[@segon4147]

That is because he played with Hakeem and therefore focused more on rebounding. Had he focused more on rebounding throughout his career, he would have had multiple rebounding titles (I'd say close to ten).

[@CLewey44]

Barkley was up for this game...

[@Calilou52]

Man, Barkley and Shaq were some monsters on the court. And dont even get me started on Kobe

[@guacaquio]

Back when basketball was played by men

[@ultravolt4555]

Damn watching Kobe play makes me want to cry dude was who I tried to emulate when I was growing up such finesse and skill.

[@gato7908]

Hubie brown sounds the same today still my favorite analyst

[@TruthBTold-]

The best !!!

[@donjuan-zr4qn]

HAKEEM past his prime ! those knees are not young anymore. SHAQ is eating him alive!

[@lawrencecooper1375]

Hakeem was 36 and Shaq 27 in this game. Hakeem still moved laterally really well in this video, but didn't have the same quick hops he always did in his prime. But also it was the first game of the lockout season and Hakeem was in foul trouble ( I think he fouled out) guarding Shaq.

[@muharremmsarikaya]

Hakeem was eating Shaq alive in finals anyway

[@vat069]

CB4 was a real Beast!!...never afraid of much taller guys even Shaq

[@ollenesteban3442]

N e v e r 💪🏼

[@morpher728]

Since when do we call him that lol

[@alejandroalvarez9971]

@@morpher728 sir CB4

[@therandoms2014]

"Caught Scottie Pippen turning his head and back doored him" lmao

[@timmyshore3755]

yeah that turned me on too. 😉💋

[@elliotness11]

Hakeem should have retired this year, he was a shadow of himself. Remember this game, Shaq was eating Hakeem alive and Kobe was locking Pippen up, Chuck had one his best games as a rocket.

[@j3r1659]

Damn Kobe was lockin' up Scottie

[@mastermindmartialarts]

This clip shows just how good Barkely was. This was at the tail end of his career and he arguably outplayed Shaq. Totally carried the offensive load for his team.

[@50tigres79]

give me Barkley, Westbrook and Ben wallace anytime and I will bring you championships.

[@ziginaigra]

give me prime shaq and penny

[@radioactivehands]

Barkley was a beast, what 7 foot guy?

[@Axel-ye8tt]

Kobe a beast in the defensive end

[@Axel-ye8tt]

+EveryDayIsAGoodDay stop it he is

[@Axel-ye8tt]

+EveryDayIsAGoodDay ask Allen iverson ask Jason Kidd ask tmac ask every nba superstar who's played against Kobe he's a top 5 man to man defender of all time

[@arsonhakobyan]

99'-00' he was.

[@kevin0000lie]

EveryDayIsAGoodDay Kobe was all defense first team 9 times & second team 3 times . You don’t know what your talking about

[@DonBJ21]

GREATEST PLAYR N T MJ ERA. CB 34 UNSTOPPABLE 6 4 WOW. COULD B BEST IVE SEEN PF

[@donhosea]

This looks more like Kobe and Shaq vs Charles and Scottie

[@firatnacar7678]

SG GAMING prime shaq and young kobe vs old ass charles and scottie

[@mikewilkins2030]

Chuck had them heavy Jordan’s on this game!! Lol

[@tooBlessed847]

Pippen was getting OWNED BY Bryant like left and right, Bryant showed no only no respect for that man Pippen but he didn't even showed any regard as Bryant played savage defense on that poor man.This must of been opening night in the shortened season of 98-99 due to the fact that the Great Western Form was shut down after the 98-99 season and the Lakers we're still wearing the old Laker jersey's.

[@melekelewis2945]

Stay off drugs u idiot. Kobe is way better and at another level. U have no b ball I Q

[@andreaspapadakis2602]

in the same series pippen had an off the charts performnce with 37 and he torched kobe..look for it there are highlights available..the comments are vice versa about how he devoured young kobe..also mj would have been way more obvious as a superstar in this game having more dominant offensive presense than kobe does here..i mean this rockets team wouldnt have stopped him from owning the offense right? also charles barkley is definetely the second best most unguardable player of the 90s and here you can see why..old,injured and fat and yet he just wrecks the paint while trashtalking everyone in the court and lakers bench..olajugon and malone are the other two that stand above the rest but chuck was a very unique player..bad drafting luck ,domino's and the goat deprived him from a couple of rings...

[@jaycesdad8105]

@@melekelewis2945 ditto you fucking moron.

[@chrisconnor8086]

3:25 "Kobe Bryant... Penetration--"

[@timmyshore3755]

🦴er. 😉💋

[@blackphillip564]

Crazy that Shaq got swept out of the playoffs basically every year from 95 till 99. That's probably why we went crazy in '00. A great big man should never miss the playoffs or get swept. Wilt should be the GOAT but his productivity went down in the playoffs and he only won one ring during the Russell era.

[@eugenehills8371]

Insane in the nba halftime Shaquille O'Neal Defense Charles Barkley Kobe Bryant from three Personal foul 6:27

[@bucky1066]

This looking more like Kobe highlights 😞

[@andythomas9564]

This should have been Charles’ year...before Kobe and shaq took over, this was his chance

[@peterpaul9375]

hakeem was already old in 1999. his skills eroded around 1996-97.

[@AZNboi10921]

Hakeem and Barkley were both old.

[@mytowntrill5441]

Peter Paul. Olajuwon skills NEVER eroded, but his athleticism(his knees) did. And the year that happened was the very season this game was played, loser. #checkhiscareerstats

[@lawrencecooper1375]

This was Hakeem's last valuable year. He played about 35 mpg and averaged 19 and 10. After this, he played 3 more years averaging about 25 mpg and 10 and 7.

[@arsonhakobyan]

No, it happened the season before when he lost his fade away.

[@brandedmcgowan9414]

Considering the fact that they both was drafted in 84 along with a guy called AIR JORDAN!

[@ParbhdeepSingh]

2:59 birth of a legend

[@jamesyap188]

Imagine a prime barkley....wow

[@tretimes9883]

Imagine? I saw it.

[@mikewilkins2030]

Kobe was a genius in this game!

[@timmyshore3755]

howdy 🤠 💋

[@alfredooliva5175]

it was here Shaq was at his fittest and strongest, the last time he had somewhat his Orlando shape.. The following season '00 he came in 50 pounds heavier and was finished nearly 5 years later...

[@Hamzethegoat]

Kobe and Shaq vs Chuck

[@Alien-ky3td]

Kobe was beast this year too

[@theconscientiousperfecter]

This was AARP Chuck still given them hardhat BUSINESS!

[@elnegacionista2030]

Please upload the game full ¡¡¡¡¡

[@anthonyscarpa6107]

This was the lockout season they only played 50 games

[@megailjamesdunson2217]

Let's Go! #L.A. Lakers!

[@TiltBrook]

The final days of the Fabulous Forum

[@encinobalboa]

We know about Kobe's scoring. Less well known is how good of a defender he was.

[@zecamd]

SHAQ !!

[@NBaBall3r26]

7:11

[@Famous1MB]

The Forum is Classic...But I never did like the way it looks...The yellow seats look dingy and dusty lol....Staples Kinda Guy.

[@darrendoyle568]

It was totally renovated in 2013 those yellow and orange seats are gone their all red theater seats it's really nice

[@joshuatan3353]

pippen offensive arsenal is really lacking. he is just a defensive menace a great compliment to MJ.

[@KG-th3cr]

The Chuckster is the tallest 6'5" guy ever.

[@raymundoserrano5140]

Rockets had Olajuwon, Pippen and Barkley. Wasn’t this considered a big three? Its something like Boston in 08’

[@zro.onefour5806]

Yea but these 3 are way past their prime.. like this could be their last or play one more season and then retire after.

[@powerboatguy2308]

They were all about 6 years past their prime, but still tough tho.

[@ScottIchniowski1989]

Errbody was damn we been playing Rick fox over this kid ?

[@christophersuswal9544]

Kobe still wasnt a full time starter until year 3?? No wonder they didnt win until Phil Jackson got there

[@lawrencecooper1375]

hakeem was age 35 in this game. Shaq was 26

[@charmainesayson3278]

Lawrence Cooper

[@rahboggie718]

"Give me the fucking ball" said Sir Charles as he crashed the boards like a man gone mad. He matches wits with the legendary beast in hopes that his people will see that a God can bleed. Charles 3:16

[@martinasenov8373]

young kobe is so athletic

[@barryjb]

Is this the "ground and pound" game?

[@brandedmcgowan9414]

No that was in Houston's summit. Not the la forum

[@powerboatguy2308]

Fact: O'neal and Barkley are number 1 and 2 respectively in 2 point fg% of all the the top 50 NBA scorers in history. They are literally the most efficient post players in history of the top scorers. Charles is number 3 when you include 3pt fg%, because he sucked at those.

[@timmyshore3755]

it’s hard to imagine charles sucking but some guys do it. 😉💋

[@terrytenley9327]

A few things are not talked about.. Barkley is 6’4 1/2.. Folks think he is taller.. he is not.. Barkley lead the league for 3 years is rebounding.. His jumping ability was off the charts. On the shaq side.. Shaq bullied folks and should of been called for pushing and shoving.. Shaq weighted over 300 pounds and .. played like a bulldozer..The league ignored this for years because he was in LA.. Folks who guarded shaq were blown out by his shoving weight.. That’s a foul.. a charge.. not a score.. So for me and a fan since 1961 I never ever liked shaq.. total jerk attitude too.

[@kennethwilliamsinc]

Shaq was straight embarrassing Olajuwon!

[@2KILLAVILLE]

Hakeem was old & out of his prime..like 36 & shaq was like 26 or 27

[@chrisb8655]

@@2KILLAVILLEYes, and in Hakeem's prime, he dominated Shaq.

[@2KILLAVILLE]

@@chrisb8655 especially in 95 😂..Ben Wallace & Dennis Rodman used to lock shaq up too

[@ziginaigra]

@@2KILLAVILLE better check stats

[@ziginaigra]

ye but he was old

[@surfdocer103]

O’Neill after stabbing Orlando in the back . I guess he’s about the eighth or ninth best center

[@kikeolvera2614]

and this Pippen is the man who is angry with MJ!! Come on

[@brandedmcgowan9414]

Kobe murking pippen even in the Portland/Lakers playoff rivalry. And I'm a Bulls fan.

[@sandwichchan5000]

Philadelphia 78, Charlotte 66... hope we never go back to that era of NBA basketball

[@jaycesdad8105]

Better than 178 to 166 bullshit ball they play now.

[@andebriceansing1666]

they should have won if they didn't double team shaq.?

[@ziginaigra]

he would score 50+ than:)

[@deshaunwashington1187]

He would average triple double in this era

[@_Some_Guy_]

i love pip but man he had a terrible game

[@MrUnstoppable275]

+Some Guy Offensively yes but he also had 9 rebs 7 asts and 5 steals

[@GamerFace167]

Scottie always play terrible against kobe

[@ericamaria9434]

+Benniefranchise Kobe Bryant's and overrated b i t c h

[@arsonhakobyan]

Not always.

[@ScottIchniowski1989]

Hakeem was kinda washed by this point no disrespect he w@s going against prime shaq who viewed him as a pioneer but I sense Barkley frustrated with Hakeem’s inability to rebound or get stops around Shaqs gravity

[@Texbullnettle]

3:56 baby wilt

[@Daewonnni]

Barkley was cooked by this time of his career.

[@jgenard]

what was up with olajuwon?

[@chloebaier474]

Johannes Genard that was the end of his career, same with charles, though this seems to be one of his last good games. Pippen had a few more decent years, but you can just see in this clip the rockets were just old, and the way the lakers were playing offensively you can see what happens when you really have a dominant tall big man, because it forces a collapse on him to try to stop him, which opens another guy and his height allows him the vision to find the open man.

[@joeziadan]

He was like 37 I think, so Kobe's age now. He probably wasn't able to elevate like he used to and probably couldn't dream shake quite as quickly. I'm not sure if he had an injury cause he only played 44 games that season. Shaq was probably happy he was finally able to outdo him lol, but we'll always remember what Dream did to him in the 95 finals. Not just what he did to Shaq, but basically every other center in the 90s. IMO Dream, Wilt, and Kareem are the best centers ever.

[@lawrencecooper1375]

First game of a lockout season and he got in foul trouble guarding Shaq. Plus he was 36... going against 27 year old Shaq - probably about as beast mode as Shaq ever was.

[@nostalgicbliss5547]

This was like his 15th season in the league. The dude had nothing left to prove lol. You see Chuck playing so hard because he still had a chip on his shoulder. He still hadn't won a championship in his career. Hakeem and Pippen were close to done, although Pip did have some decent years left in the tank. What made Hakeem so great in his prime as his quickness and motor. You combine that with great footwork, touch and basketball IQ and you get a dominant force on both ends of the court. At this point, he didn't have the lift, quickness, motor or determination to influence the game the way he did the first 10+ years of his prestigious career. Shaq was also entering his peak years, so it was not going to be a good match-up for Hakeem. But these sort of things are necessary though. The young Lion is not going to take over the kingdom softly, he will rip it out of the OGs hands with ferocity.

[@dimazzzan]

@@joeziadan BB

[@pius222]

so sad to watch old stars like Hakeem and Pippen get destroyed by up and coming youngster in Shaq and Kobe.

[@qcorvette]

Got Dam Kobe locked Pippen up

[@WyWid]

Yeah. Kobe as young as he was going against a bunch of old men

[@qcorvette]

@@WyWid he was old in 99???? That was the year after the 3peat

[@Nope_Datt]

2:58 Nice travel Kobe.

[@LA24BRYANT24LA]

Kobe was murdering everyone on the floor

[@scarykurapika100yago2]

Lol nope hardly. Shaq not Kobe

[@Valorant_Dem0n97]

Damn no zone defense makes it look so different. As in easier to score on ISO plays. These players had it so easy

[@Johnjohnson-zg4ek]

Right would Shaq has been as dominant in today's game with all the zone schemes

[@powerboatguy2308]

Tougher back then, they allowed more contact from the defenders. If Barkley played now he would have the entire opposing team in foul trouble.

[@deejayy8303]

Shaq puts all these modern day big men to shame 😂

[@moiseschavez1447]

Shaq was destroying hakeem

[@yuLee-i6s]

Rockets only one star: Barkley😅

[@shipofthesun]

A couple of points: Shaq and Barkley weren't playing each other, and therefore, not a duel. 2. Excellent job of highlighting why Shaq was one of the worst players in NBA history. It's all on display. His ability to foul every time down the court on either end. The 5 ft perimeter where he might be able to hit a basket. His ridiculous FT percentage. The inability to play D. If the league hadn't not-so-secretly changed the rules for him, he wouldn't have made it through an entire season.

[@Famous1MB]

What are you talking about?

[@shipofthesun]

JumpersKing87 Ancient history.

[@Famous1MB]

Howard Barnett More like ancient gibberish

[@gustavotitus1985]

L

[@bemylady1238]

Lol stop taking coke😂

[@奕晨宁]

chunk

[@paulyeo4832]

Pippen was pure trash his body language sucked, seemed like he didnt even want to be out there playing either.