Crimson Talks on Instagram: "ft. Jordan vs. Shaq Pregame (1996) In 1996, pregame moments between Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal felt like a passing of eras, the established legend meeting the unstoppable force. Jordan brought precision and poise, Shaq brought size and physics bending power, and the tension before tipoff said everything about the league’s balance at the time. It was respect and rivalry in one frame, the calm before a game that always felt bigger than the scoreboard. Moments