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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 23: Former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal attends the unveiling of the Shaq Courts at the Doolittle Complex donated by Icy Hot and the Shaquille O’Neal Foundation in partnership with the city of Las Vegas on October 23, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Icy Hot)

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 23: Former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal attends the unveiling of the Shaq Courts at the Doolittle Complex donated by Icy Hot and the Shaquille O’Neal Foundation in partnership with the city of Las Vegas on October 23, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Icy Hot)
NBA Legend Shaquille O’Neal has a very public feud going on with controversial rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. West used Shaq’s name in a tweet and this kicked off the war of words which later brought net worth and wealth into the picture as well. Amidst all this, Shaq has shared a millionaire rapper’s words on his Instagram stories, which has further kicked off speculations.
This whole feud started when West put up Shaq’s comments on Kyrie Irving and accused The Big Diesel of bullying the Nets star. After that, West put out a tweet that directly referenced Shaq and this got the attention of the NBA legend.
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Shaquille O’Neal gave a piece of friendly advice to West asking him to stay out of his business. He tweeted, ” Believe me you don’t know me like that. Worry about your business, and to quote the once great Kanye West ‘I got more money than you, so why would I listen to you’ take my advice get your family business in order. Have a great day brother.”
Shaquille O’Neal shares friendly advice amidst Kanye West beef
Amidst all this beef, Shaq posted a video of rapper Boosie Badazz which summed up the situation with West. Boosie said, ” Anybody who turned into an enemy, they was hating. They’ve been hating. Cause you’ve been around too long, it supposed to be nothing but love. So if this turn into hate, you’ve been hating.”
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Incidentally, Shaq and Kanye have known each other for a long time. For the most part, they have enjoyed a cordial and friendly relationship. In fact, a few years ago, Shaq even sang a few lines for Ye on the occasion of his birthday, and even proclaimed that the two of them are basically the same kind of person.
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Until recently, Shaq and West had no issues,at least in the eye of the world. West has been at the receiving end of some severe backlash for months for his recent anti-semetic comments. Several companies have cut ties with him and he has lost billions in net worth. Similarly, NBA star Kyrie Irving got into trouble recently for posting a link to a supposedly anti-semetic film on social media.
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Shaq and other NBA legends took a stand against Irving, criticizing his comments. After that, West started to have some disagreements with Shaq and called him out on Twitter. And Shaq responded to West and has been taking digs at the star ever since. But it looks like Shaq wants to get past this feud and get back to his daily life.
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