“They gonna get swept”: Shaquille O'Neal warns Milwaukee Bucks about possible playoffs debacle

Legendary basketball player Shaquille O'Neal believes that the Milwaukee Bucks are on track to face another first-round exit.

Bucks are going through a rough patch as they have lost five out of their last seven matches in the competition. Those results left the side in the second spot in the Central division with 35 wins and 21 defeats.

The 51-year-old, who finished his illustrious career as a four-time NBA champion and three times NBA Finals MVP, was recently quoted in a report where he suggested that the Bucks are not playing like a team of champions and therefore, they can face elimination in the first round of the playoffs.

"The Bucks have to understand because of Giannis and Dame, opponents are going to be playing way above their heads," said O’Neal. "But forget all that, you're supposed to blow this team out by 30.

“They were supposed to come out and smash this team but Chuck said it, they had trouble with the defense, no timely stops, no effort, It's a championship team on paper but the way they playing right now, they gonna get swept in the first round."

Bucks’ next opponent will be an in-form Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center. The Timberwolves have won their last four matches in a row.