Shaquille O’Neal disagrees with Giannis Antetokounmpo’s take on season: ‘In my mind it is a failure’

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The Milwaukee Bucks were bounced from the playoffs Wednesday, losing in five games to the eighth-seeded Miami Heat to become just the sixth top seed to lose in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. 

Following the loss, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was asked if the season was a failure. The two-time MVP said, "There’s no failure in sports."

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks addresses the media after Game 5 of the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs April 26, 2023, at the Fiserv Forum Center in Milwaukee.  (Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

And while Antetokounmpo’s comments were largely greeted with applause on social media, not everyone agreed with his take. 

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On TNT’s "Inside the NBA," Shaquille O’Neal disagreed with Antetokounmpo, saying he felt every year he did not win a championship as a player was a failure. 

"When you’re a great player, and they expect you to win, and you don't win, in my mind it is a failure," O’Neal said. "I played 19 seasons, and I failed 15 seasons. When I didn’t win, it was a failure. 

Shaquille O'Neal attends the NBA All-Star Game Feb. 19, 2023, at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.  (Katherine Tyler/NBAE via Getty Images)

"Especially when I made it to the finals versus the [Houston] Rockets and lost, made it to the finals for the fourth time with the [Los Angeles] Lakers and lost, it was definitely a failure." 

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O’Neal won four NBA championships, losing in the NBA Finals as a member of the Orlando Magic and the Lakers. 

"He’s not a failure as a player,