Lakers Legends Makes Big James Harden Criticism

"When you care, I can see it in your eyes," O'Neal said. "We had a couple game sevens, people didn't step up, and I already knew they weren't going to step up because it's the topic of conversation." While O'Neal might've stepped up, the case hasn't been the same with Harden, as he shared.

"If you have the I don't care attitude, you're gonna take 30 shots, not (expletive) eight," O'Neal added. "When he was playing, I could tell he cares what people say. You're a Hall of Famer, you still make that money, but you care people say. You're just adding to your narrative."

Harden has a 3-4 career record in Game 7s overall, though he's lost four of his last five dating back to his 2018 MVP season. Harden's 19.3 points per game in Game 7s are down nearly five points from his regular season career average of 24.1 points per game.

On the other hand, O'Neal went 3-1 in his four career Game 7 appearances. O'Neal's lone Game 7 loss came at the hands of the Detroit Pistons in the 2005 Eastern Conference Finals, despite O'Neal leading all scorers with 27 points on 12-of-19 shooting.