Overlook Drake and Kendrick Lamar, there is a new beef taking up — Shaquille O’Neal vs. Shannon Sharpe … with the NBA legend sending pictures on the NFL Corridor of Famer for claiming he is “jealous” of Nikola Jokic.
The drama began after the “Contained in the NBA” crew offered the league’s Most Precious Participant award to Joker throughout Wednesday’s present … when throughout their interview, Shaq advised the Nuggets famous person he is the very best participant within the league — however felt Shai Gilgeous-Alexander deserved the award this season as an alternative.
Sharpe then went on his “Nightcap” podcast to react to Shaq’s feedback with Chad Johnson and Gilbert Arenas … suggesting O’Neal is envious of Jokic’s accolades.
“Shaq ought to have 5 MVP’s,” Sharpe stated. “He sees a man like Nikola Jokic that is not as dominant as him and will get three in 4 years. Whenever you traditionally nice, they speak about you as an ideal basketball participant, the GOAT, and Shaq is rarely introduced up.”
“I feel part of him is envious of that … it is laborious for me to place somebody within the GOAT dialog with one MVP,” he added. “If Shaq would of had my work ethic, he would have had 40,000 factors.”
Shaq took Sharpe’s phrases personally … firing again on Instagram and accusing him of click-baiting, as he was solely sticking up for SGA.
Issues bought much more private … as Shaq stated Shannon is definitely jealous of HIM.
“Do not forget I do know what you probably did to get [where] you at,” he stated. “Me jealous, sounds such as you jealous. I [know] you tryna keep related by gossiping in your podcast … 4 rings three finals MVP high 50 and high 75. Google me. And, to [be] fairly frank all this new success you bought, you continue to beneath me,” he added.
The Large Aristotle did not cease there — he stated he is bought more cash and is simply merely higher throughout.
Sharpe did not take it sitting down … replying, “He can take all of the pictures. Yeah you bought more cash, yeah you are extra well-known than me, yeah you are extra well-known, you are gonna have more cash than I ever have … however no person will ever say that I used to be lazy or I cheated myself.”
There may be for certain one thing boiling between the 2 sports activities greats … maybe Shaq hops within the sales space and information a diss monitor quickly?