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Shaquille O’Neal on Alperen Sengun: ‘He reminds me of a young Pau Gasol’

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Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
“He reminds me of a young Pau Gasol” 🗣️
Shaquille O’Neal with praising words on Alperen Sengun:
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16… – 5:12 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Shaquille O’Neal on Alperen Sengun 🗣️
“[Alperen Sengun] reminds me of a young Pau Gasol… I’d like to see him on a better team.”
pic.twitter.com/Ae5adMFnzi – 12:57 AM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
FINAL: Thunder 112, Rockets 95
SGA – 31 points, 8 rebounds
JDub – 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists
Chet – 18 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks
Giddey – 14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists
Sengun – 23 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists
Jabari – 18 points, 13 rebounds
OKC is 41-17 – 12:23 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Center duel tonight:
Sengun — Chet —
23 PTS 18 PTS
11 REB 13 REB
6 AST 3 BLK
Future is bright. pic.twitter.com/9uahsVK6xs – 12:19 AM

Kelly Iko @KellyIko
Had a feeling that Udoka substitution was coming after that Sengun turnover, his fifth of the night. Another strong all-around performance from him (17/10/6/1/2) but the aggressive Thunder defense are capitalizing on mistakes. – 12:05 AM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
End of 3Q: Thunder 84, Rockets 74
SGA – 26 points, 7 rebounds
JDub – 18 points, 4 rebounds
Chet – 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks
Sengun – 17 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists
Jabari – 15 points, 11 rebounds
Green – 12 points, 4 rebounds – 11:54 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
HALF: Thunder 60, Rockets 50
SGA – 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
JDub – 16 points, 3 rebounds
Chet – 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks
Sengun – 12 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists
Jabari – 9 points, 7 rebounds – 11:10 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
JDub pokes the ball out of Sengun in the post and scores the transition layup. All the momentum on OKC’s side right now – 11:07 PM
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Sengun was triple teamed on a drive. Whitmore missed the 3, but that also opens room to rebound. Thompson did the honors. – 10:37 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Chet Holmgren got physical with Sengun down low to disrupt and steal away that entry pass, it leads to another Jsoh Giddey floater. He has six of the Thunder’s eight points. – 10:08 PM
David Hardisty @clutchfans
Live open discussion on the #Rockets — Sengun’s struggles, how to stop Chet, Tari Eason’s injury and what the future holds this summer. playback.tv/rocketswatch?s… – 2:15 PM

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NBA Communications: Jalen Rose, Pau Gasol and Tamika Catchings drafted their teams today for the 2024 Panini Rising Stars. Each legend selected seven players from the pool of 21 NBA rookies and sophomores. Detlef Schrempf will lead the team of seven NBA G League players. The Rising Stars rosters -via Twitter / February 6, 2024
This is not the first time that the Hall of Famer has brought up the Bulls or the Spurs when talking about this subject. O’Neal chose them as the teams he would have joined if he wanted to make a super team. “So, it’s supposed to be about competition. If I knew it was okay to join people, f*** I would have joined the Bulls,” Shaq said on The Big Podcast. “I would have played with Mike (Jordan) and Scottie (Pippen) and then I would have left them and played in my hometown San Antonio with the Spurs. But, nah, I was like, nope. I want to beat all these guys.” -via Fade Away World / February 28, 2024
Shaquille O’Neal says if it were acceptable to form a superteam during his time in the league, he would have signed with the Chicago Bulls to play alongside Michael Jordan. On an episode of The Big Podcast with Shaq, O’Neal explained how the league is different now compared to back in his day. “If we knew that was acceptable, probably a lot of us would have switched up,” O’Neal said. “If I knew that was acceptable I would have just went to Chicago. If I knew that was acceptable, I would have went and played with the Spurs. If I knew that was okay I would have went and played with a team that was almost there, like Utah.” -via Fade Away World / February 28, 2024
Jonathan Feigen: Alperen Sengun good to go for Rockets vs. Knicks. Cam Whitmore could be back on Wednesday, Fred VanVleet and Tari Eason not, Ime Udoka said. Tari Eason still has some pain. -via Twitter @Jonathan_Feigen / February 12, 2024
Adam Spolane: Rockets list Alperen Sengun as questionable for tomorrow night’s game against the Knicks. Cam Whitmore, Fred VanVleet and Tari Eason remain out -via Twitter @AdamSpolane / February 11, 2024
Adam Spolane: Rockets say Alperen Sengun (low back) will miss tonight’s game in Atlanta. It will be the first game he’s missed this season -via Twitter @AdamSpolane / February 10, 2024