Shannon Sharpe misreads Shaq’s LeBron James take, confusing overall greatness with a Lakers legacy built on impact and NBA titles. That interpretation misses the distinction O’Neal made about LeBron James. “So by that argument, Horace Grant, Rick Fox, Derek Fisher, all those guys that won rings are better than LeBron,” Sharpe said on “Nightcap”. Shannon Sharpe on Shaq saying LeBron James isn’t an all-time great for the Lakers: “It seems to me that Shaq is using the ring. Sharpe defended James against an argument Shaq never made.