Shaquille O'Neal vs Scottie Pippen Instagram Beef: Who Won? (Photos)

Shaquille O’Neal and Scottie Pippen got embroiled in a social media showdown Monday that made us all wish that both men could still play in the NBA.

The NBA greats got into some serious off-the-court trash talking that started when O’Neal played a hypothetical game of what-if by asking fans who would’ve won if all of the Los Angeles Lakers greats from every era got together and played the Chicago Bulls stars from every era.

“We would beat em by fifty,” claimed O’Neal.

It was on from there.

Here's how the whole beef went:

We would beat em by fifty "what you think". Let me know and don't hold back
A photo posted by DR. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Ed.D. (@shaq) on Jul 19, 2015 at 5:29pm PDT

Sorry @shaq but I don't get caught up in hypotheticals. All I know is we won 6 titles, twice the amount you claimed while in LA...
A photo posted by Scottie Pippen (@scottiepippen) on Jul 20, 2015 at 1:55pm PDT

Sorry @scottiepippen I don't believe in hypotheticals either, but I seen most of those final you did ok , but this guy did most the work . #youwereok steve kerr and Ron harper deserve more credit than you , remember I WAS BATMAN YOU WAS ROBIN , I was PUFFY YOU WAS MASE...
A photo posted by DR. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Ed.D. (@shaq) on Jul 20, 2015 at 3:10pm PDT

Anybody need a T MOBILE SIDEKICK. I GOTTa PRETTY GOOD ONE #BESTSIDEKICKEVER
A photo posted by DR. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Ed.D. (@shaq) on Jul 20, 2015 at 3:56pm PDT

Easy big fella... if only you were as good at free throws as you are talking smack! @shaq
A photo posted by Scottie Pippen (@scottiepippen) on Jul 20, 2015 at 5:07pm PDT

Speaking of being a sidekick... if I recall correctly you know a thing or two about that as well. @shaq
A photo posted by Scottie Pippen (@scottiepippen) on Jul 20, 2015 at 5:58pm PDT

Go oust and get them sidekick edition Scottie pippen a exclusively on he's a bum.com
A photo posted by DR. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Ed.D. (@shaq) on Jul 20, 2015 at 9:43pm PDT

@SCOTTINA PIPPEN
A photo posted by DR. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Ed.D. (@shaq) on Jul 20, 2015 at 10:35pm PDT

See what happens @scottiepippen when Michael Jordan ain't protecting you, you lose a 17 pt lead in the fourth quarter. And this happens
A video posted by DR. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Ed.D. (@shaq) on Jul 20, 2015 at 10:43pm PDT

Game over, @shaq. All that's ever mattered to me is winning and we did plenty of that in Chicago...
A photo posted by Scottie Pippen (@scottiepippen) on Jul 21, 2015 at 10:24am PDT

@scottiepippen yes THE GREAT MICHAEL JORDAN GOT YOU SIX RINGS , but you will always be remembered as MR 2nd FIDDLE. SECOND BEHIND HIM AND SECOND BEHIND ME. GAME AINT OVER TIL I SAY SO. stay in yo place. 6 time nba CHUMPION
A photo posted by DR. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Ed.D. (@shaq) on Jul 21, 2015 at 11:29am PDT

The question now is who won?

Both men are legends, with Hall of Fame resumes who played with some really great teammates in their day. O’Neal was the more dominant of the two players, but Pippen has six rings and played an integral part in winning each one.

By Glenn Erby