Shaquille O’Neal uses Instagram to often share his opinions and posts which his views align with. On Monday, O’Neal shared a decade-old clip of Michael Jordan talking about how different the physicality was in the NBA back in their playing days.

In an interview promoting the launch of NBA 2K14, Jordan was asked about his early days in the league. He said,

“Physically it was a much more physical game than what it is.

Today, You can walk across the lane without getting checked, or screens. [Back then] you always had to pay a price.

Jordan further elaborated on the mentality of players saying, “

Jordan spoke from experience. He endured some of the most brutal physical punishment against the Detroit Pistons during the late 1980s.

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