Leaving Shaquille O'Neal stunned and bewildered is no simple feat, but in 2019, Ryan Hollins delivered such a daring statement on television that it nearly prompted the legendary big man to walk off the set.

"GOAT" discussions are a regular occurrence on basketball shows, and during a June 2019 episode of First Take, Ryan Collins boldly asserted that he considers LeBron James to be the greatest player of all time.

O'Neal, in response, said:

"You said LeBron James is the greatest player ever? What about Michael [Jordan] and Kobe [Bryant]? So you're just going to pass Kobe up like that?"

Hollins responded:

"I'm going to pass Kobe up, I'm going to look at Michael…"Kobe Bryant…or Michael Jordan couldn't fill LeBron's shoes, the impact that he's had with different teammates with different organizations.

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