NBA fans are remembering the best moments we’ve seen in NBA history in recent times. This past week, they shared a lot of photos trying to put together a thread of the most iconic moments in league history.
Moreover, they remembered how great things were in the league in 2005, where big players like Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and many more were around, making the competition incredibly great. Well, this sort of trend didn’t end there, as more people tried to remember more plays from prior years.
On Monday, we celebrated the 23rd anniversary of Shaquille O’Neal destroying Chris Dudley with a huge dunk. That play was deemed the most disrespectful dunk of all time by our Aaditya Krishnamurthy, but many more people think the same.
Ball is life celebrated the anniversary, too, calling the dunk the most disrespectful play of all time. They added a couple more, like Shawn Kemp humiliating Alton Lister, Scottie Pippen annihilating Patrick Ewing and James Harden breaking Wesley Johnson’s ankle before hitting a 3-pointer.
23 years ago today, SHAQ did this to Chris Dudley!
Is this the most disrespectful play in NBA history?pic.twitter.com/yErQiN3sxu
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) March 28, 2022
Most disrespectful plays ever: The Lister Blister
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) March 28, 2022
https://twitter.com/Ballislife/status/1508451500288356356
Most disrespectful plays ever: Harden drops Johnson then licks his lips
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) March 28, 2022
Fans joined this thread and contributed with the plays they think make the cut, while others just expressed their opinion on the Shaq dunk.
https://twitter.com/DerekJBiz/status/1508425710276337670
— Beer League Pigeon (@KrownCity) March 28, 2022
https://twitter.com/mastermindinlv/status/1508543344661594114
it is this one pic.twitter.com/hPjxGKSaC6
— Ali Vumar (@AliVumar) March 29, 2022
https://twitter.com/Antoniousbrown3/status/1508465536593760259
Without a doubt the most disrespectful. Worse than what Will did to Chris by far.
— BLXCKGXLD (@_BLXCKGXLD_) March 28, 2022
https://twitter.com/jleartv/status/1508426227912257548
This clip will be hilarious forever
— Carlitos (@cxrlos_m) March 28, 2022
I got respect for Dudley that he didn't lie down and take it. Even if he couldn't beat Shaq at least he stood his ground.
— Wrestling Awesome (@SpotlightL17) March 29, 2022
Definitely the most disrespectful I’ve seen! BBQ chicken alert 🚨
— Golden Griffin X3 (@GoldenGriffinX3) March 29, 2022
It’s the hump in the chest 😂😂😂
— Mark Go with your move Caesar (@pissyopants1) March 28, 2022
I got respect for Dudley that he didn't lie down and take it. Even if he couldn't beat Shaq at least he stood his ground.
— Wrestling Awesome (@SpotlightL17) March 29, 2022
O’Neal was a beast during his best days. The Los Angeles Lakers legend often humiliated rivals and nobody could stop him. Dudley was one of many victims Shaq collected during his dominant career. In this case, things were bigger given how O’Neal dominated him at the post to push him after scoring.
There are other plays that surely have a good case to be considered the most disrespectful of all time, but this one has a solid argument to rank No. 1. As things stand right now, that is the clear winner until somebody does something bigger and more shocking against a rival.
