NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal has weighed in on the Jordan vs. LeBron debate. Disappointingly, however, he didn't really pick a side.

Another Hall of Famer in Allen Iverson recently sided with Mike, claiming that no one stacks up to the former Chicago Bulls superstar, whom he referred to as "Black Jesus", but Shaq didn't choose an outright winner, claiming that the two players bossed their own eras.

"We're talking about two different eras," O'Neal said during a telephone interview with USA Today Sports. "Jordan averaged 30 points when people could beat you up.

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"The game was more physical. In this era, I'd average 45 (points a game) without free throws. Jordan ruled the 90s. Me and Kobe did the 2000s and LeBron's doing his thing now.

"Numbers-wise, yeah, I guess you could say he's up there with Jordan."

The former Los Angeles Lakers center also shared his thoughts on the current state of the team and how it's going to be now that they've got LeBron, whom he reckons won't be very patient.

"They're definitely hard to figure out," he said. "The world knows what can happen when you put good players around LeBron. The whole idea of patience only applies if you haven't won (a championship).

"When you're LeBron and you've been to eight Finals appearances in a row, you haven't got time for much patience. After I got my first one, I was like, 'You know what, let me get another one.' When you're on the top of Mount Everest, you don't want to go back down."

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What This Means

Of course, that Shaq didn't exactly pick a side is less entertaining but the Big Fella was being very reasonable.

It is difficult to say who's the better when you're looking at two completely different eras. But MJ would have probably had an easier time getting by in today's NBA than he did back when he was actually playing.

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