Shake “Shake Shaq” Milton doesn’t actually have that many similarities to the famous Shaquille O’Neal, despite what his nickname (which I came up with just now) would imply. He’s not big like Shaq. He can’t bully people like Shaq. He’s not a perennial MVP snub like Shaq was in his prime. However, Milton does have a slightly unorthodox jumpshot form, which does make him a bit Shaq-esque. That fact alone justifies the nickname, so I’m not going to stop using it despite its questionable applicability.
Oh yeah, I forgot one point of comparison. Both Shake and Shaq are DOMINANT. Whether they’re DOMINANT for their entire career (Shaq) or just one game (Shake) is a moot point. The point is, both of them showed the ability to DOMINATE games. I mean, Shake doubled his previous career high in points AND double his previous career high in assists. Doing both of those things in the same game can only be described by one word, and that word is DOMINANT.
Despite Shake Shaq’s dominating performance, his Sixers squad lost to the Hawks. Basically everybody on the Sixers roster, from Joel Embiid to Tobias Harris to Raul Neto to Brett Brown (not technically on the roster but still counts), could be reasonably blamed for this loss, but not Shake Shaq. Remember, the dominated. The echoing wails of torment which are currently emanating from the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area can lessen in volume slightly as Sixers fans recognize Shake Shaq’s performance, then regain their full volume as they realize that they have no chance to win a championship this season.