{"id":297927,"date":"2023-11-02T12:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T12:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=297927"},"modified":"2023-11-02T12:25:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T12:25:00","slug":"ronnie-osullivan-slammed-for-cheap-shot-as-murphy-explains-pair-arent-pals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/nba\/ronnie-osullivan-slammed-for-cheap-shot-as-murphy-explains-pair-arent-pals\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronnie O’Sullivan slammed for ‘cheap shot’ as Murphy explains pair aren’t pals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Shaun Murphy has responded to Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s jibe towards him by calling it a \u201ccheap shot\u201d before explaining that the two snooker icons are \u201cnot the best of friends\u201d. The Rocket was perplexed when noticing that Murphy had brought multiple cues to his Northern Ireland Open match with Chris Wakelin, in order to combat the changing table conditions.<\/p>\n

Murphy had used several cues in his 4-2 defeat in Belfast to Wakelin, to which O\u2019Sullivan reacted by saying: \u201cHave three cues if you\u2019re winning, but when you keep getting pumped it don\u2019t look good, does it? So start winning some matches before you start doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two legends have often clashed over the years and recently Murphy insisted that O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s criticisms of the game were not helpful. But the Magician especially took offence to his rival\u2019s joke regarding his cues, insisting that it was a \u201ccheap shot\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst and foremost, let me put this out there. I can take a joke as much as the next person,\u201d Murphy said on The Onefourseven Snooker Podcast. \u201cI love having a bit of craic with everyone, and if you\u2019re going to give it, you\u2019ve got to be able to take it. But I didn\u2019t get it, I didn\u2019t understand what the joke was. I thought it was a bit of a cheap shot.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI didn\u2019t understand what he meant. Because as you\u2019ve said, I won three or four matches last week in Belfast \u2013 I\u2019d taken multiple cues into the arena every time I walked out to play. Anyone who understands what I\u2019m trying to do at the moment understands that it\u2019s only towards the end of the event that I\u2019m going to need the second cue, as conditions deteriorate.\u201d<\/p>\n

O\u2019Sullivan and Murphy have clashed over the course of their long careers on multiple occasions, but the latter wants to be remembered for his unconventional cue situation. Murphy shed light on his relationship with the seven-time World Snooker Championship winner and offered a piece of advice for the next time that O\u2019Sullivan wants to tell jokes live on TV.<\/p>\n