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Shaq heaps praise on Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon on Sunday TODAY

Shaquille O'Neal had high praise for Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon when he was a guest on Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist, which airs this Sunday.

Geist asked O'Neal to list his all-time NBA starting five.

"Kobe (Bryant) and Mike (Jordan), that's the one and the two," O'Neal said. "The three, I got to go with (Larry) Bird. Four I got to go with (Karl) Malone, and five, I got to go with Hakeem (Olajuwon)."

When Geist pointed out that O'Neal left himself off the lineup, Shaq answered, "No, I'm not first team. Not at all.