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Shaquille O’Neal Called “McDonald’s Grimace” by Fans for Dragging 7’5 Basketball Player in a Jab at Dwight Howard

Published 01/21/2023, 7:50 AM EST

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Ever since the 2008 Slam Dunk contest, NBA legends Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard have been locking horns on and off the court. The feud took some ugly turns over the years. After retiring, Shaq has had some harsh words for Howard as a basketball analyst. Howard is currently playing in the T1 League in Taiwan. After the eight-time all-star’s impressive performances in Taiwan, O’Neal made some comments about the T1 League and Howard in his Big Podcast. So Howard slammed O’Neal with his response.

Many fans were also not impressed with Shaq’s remarks as well. The four-time champion then apologized for his comments. Now, the Los Angeles Lakers legend has again stirred the pot.

Fans called out Shaquille O’Neal for his comments on Dwight Howard

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A video clip of Dwight Howard struggling against former Sacramento Kings center Sim Bhullar in Taiwan recently went viral. The 6’10” relatively lean Howard struggled against a 7’5″ heavily built Bhullar. As per reports from Lakers Daily, when a fan commented Howard is not a Hall of Famer, Shaquille O’Neal agreed and replied, “u right”. But the fans are not happy with the comments and have slammed O’Neal. Some fans argued Shaq struggled a lot against average centers at the end of his career as well. Here are some reactions:

Most fans were in support of Howard again after Shaq’s latest remarks. Many argued a player’s final years of basketball are usually not the reason why they are considered for a Hall of Fame spot.

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Despite his utter domination ever since he stepped into the league, O’Neal struggled a lot during his final years in the league as well. It is usually the case for most NBA legends and superstars.

Shaq’s beef with Dwight

Shaquille O’Neal has had some major feuds with multiple NBA stars after his retirement. His beef with Dwight Howard is one of the long-standing ones which stretches back to Shaq’s final years in the league. After winning four titles, Shaq joined the Phoenix Suns at the tail end of his career. This was when Howard was in his prime. Things between the two first blew up when Howard used a Superman cape during the 2008 Slam Dunk contest and won. Shaq was not happy Howard used his nickname.

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Howard had a similar start to life in the NBA as O’Neal. Both were dominant centers, and both were drafted #1 by the Orlando Magic. While Shaq was a superstar ever since his first game, Howard required some years before becoming a superstar in the league. However, the two centers are often compared with each other.

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Bagavathi Eswaran is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He has been playing the game of basketball for more than 20 years now and has also been following the NBA for more than 10 years. After not being able to go pro, this former college player decided to join the IT industry.
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