Shaquille O'Neal publicly slammed NBA top 10 list and demanded the order was changed right away

NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal is unhappy with the a list of the greatest ever NBA stars and has demanded two players positions be changed.

The debate over the greatest basketball player of all time has gone on for decades, with O'Neal considered alongside players like Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and LeBron James.

A list from sports broadcaster ESPN ranked Jordan atop a list of the ten best players to play in the NBA, ahead of James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

And after he saw the list on social media, O'Neal immediately responded to it and called for the ranking of two players to be changed.

The May 2020 list ranked the all time top 10 list of NBA stars, with the ESPN's basketball experts voting on "thousands of head-to-head matchups, taking into consideration both total career value and peak performance."

The ESPN experts placed O'Neal in last place just below his teammate and close friend Bryant in ninth.

Reacting to the list on X, O'Neal wrote: "Y’all agree with this? I DON’T.. KOBE #9 and me #10??? Hell to the nawwww"

The 52-year-old and fellow Lakers icon Bryant are often regarded as the greatest duo in the sport having won three NBA Championships together.

Bryant stayed with the Lakers and won a further two Championships, while O'Neal left the club and went on to win one more with Miami Heat in 2006.

Both men have since been inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame as an acknowledgement of their achievements within the sport.

Shaquille O'Neal won four NBA championships in his career. (Image: Getty)

The full list reads as follows: Bryant, Jordan, Abdul Jabbar, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, Tim Duncan with Bryant and O'Neal closing the list.

And O'Neal isn't the only man from the sport who disagreed with the list, as former NBA star Jamal Crawford also spoke out about the placement of Bryant.

Posting on X, Crawford wrote: "ESPN.. Ima let you finish, buttt we don’t respect any list Kobe isn’t top five…"

However, neither man had any issue with Jordan topping the list, likely because 'the impressive career Air' enjoyed, winning six Championships and receiving five MVP awards in 19 years.