Lakers great Shaquille O'Neal doesn't seem to think highly of today's NBA big men or the defense that is being played.

Julius "Dr. J" Erving as his 10th greatest player of all time. Spurs great and former O'Neal rival Tim Duncan took the ninth spot on the list, followed by Hall of Fame center and fellow former O'Neal rival Hakeem Olajuwon at No.

Haliburton’s penchant for last-second heroics showed up again Thursday night, his jumper with 0.3 seconds left going into finals lore and giving the Pacers a 111-110 win over the heavily favored

OKLAHOMA CITY – For a long stretch of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers, it looked like the Pacers were the team that would leave the arena regretting a blown chance. The Pacers were committing turnovers on what seemed like every other possession – 20 turnovers in the first half alone.

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The Thunder's only NBA finals crown came in 1979 when they were the Seattle Sonics, meaning no Oklahoma-based side has ever won the competition. One thing is for sure, the Larry O