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Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal disagrees with being ranked ninth in a study of the sexiest bald men of 2023.
O’Neal ranks behind Prince William, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Bezos, Michael Jordan, The Rock and Shemer Moore. He did beat No. 10 Terry Crews.
O’Neal expressed his dissatisfaction with the rankings on Instagram.
Although O’Neal does not agree with his ranking, he did make a jump from 2022. Last year he didn’t make the list of the top 10 sexiest bald men.
Unfortunately for the former Lakers big man and current TNT NBA analyst, he’s not the highest-ranked basketball player on the list. Chicago Bulls legend Jordan narrowly finished sixth.
There is no doubt that O’Neal is one of the most dominant players in NBA history. He won the scoring title twice in his career and won the NBA Finals MVP award three times. He was an important factor in the Lakers’ success in the late 1990s and early 2000s. O’Neal won four NBA championships during his career. Three of them are from the Lakers and one is from the Miami Heat.
O’Neal was selected to the All-Star 15 times and averaged 23.7 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists in his NBA career while shooting 58.2% from the field.
Jordan was selected to the All-Star 14 times and won the league MVP five times. The Hall of Famer also won 10 scoring titles, the Defensive Player of the Year award and was named to the All-Defensive team nine times.
Jordan averaged 30.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game in his career, while shooting 49.7% from the field.
O’Neal may not have as many accolades as Jordan, who was also a six-time NBA champion and six-time NBA Finals MVP, but he is undoubtedly one of the top ten players in NBA history.
After rising from unranked to No. 9 from 2022 to 2023, there’s always the possibility that O’Neal could make a leap in the rankings in 2024, putting himself closer to the top. Regardless, it’s great to see the Lakers legend teasing the list on social media.