LeBron James & Shaquille O’Neal Compared By NBA Sideline Player Kai Jones, Who Believes ‘He Is Superior’
Kai Jones has gone on the attack against his Hornets teammates, claiming he is superior to their stars and could defeat LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal.
LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal would lose against Charlotte Hornets reserve Kai Jones, a 22-year-old power forward who is 2.11 meters tall. Kai Jones made this remark on Twitter.
The native of Nassau (Bahamas), who entered the NBA as the No. 19 overall choice in the 2021 Draft after averaging 8.8 points with 4.8 rebounds for the University of Texas in his last season of NCAA play, started his social media swagger by criticizing teammates Mark Williams and Nick Richards on Instagram.
The Hornets’ two present and future stars, LaMelo Ball and rookie Brandon Miller (the first overall selection in the 2023 Draft), claimed to be more significant players than on Twitter.
In his writing, Jones discussed Ball and Miller, saying, “I’ve had a better shooting percentage than them since I came out of the womb, and neither can defend me.”
Later, in a Twitter response, he said that he wouldΒ “cook”Β Shaquille O’Neal and would beΒ “100% sure”Β to defeat LeBron James in a one-on-one match.
Kai Jones is statistically compared to LaMelo Ball, Shaquille O’Neal, and LeBron James.
The only way to compare Kai Jones’ NBA achievements to those of LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal, LaMelo Ball, Mark Williams, or Nick Richards is to look at the numbers, which don’t lie.
Kai Jones: In his 67 NBA games, he averaged 2.7 points and 2 rebounds while scoring 3.4 points per game and pulling down 2.7 boards last season.
Mark Williams: His averages from the previous season were 9 points and 7.1 rebounds.
Nick Richards: His average from last season was 8.2 points and 6.4 rebounds.
LaMelo Ball: Averaged 23.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 8.4 assists per game last season.
LeBron James: Throughout his 20 NBA seasons, he averaged 27.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 7.3 assists.
Shaquille O’Neal: Averaged 23.7 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks throughout his 19 NBA seasons.
Twitter is full of roasting about Kai Jones.
