- Shaquille O’Neal called out Shannon Sharpe in a lengthy Instagram post
- In the podcast, Sharpe accused O’Neal of being “jealous” of 2024 NBA MVP Nikola Jokic because he has won more MVP awards than him.
- O’Neal then criticized Sharpe for being jealous of his success and having to resort to “clickbait”
A new feud is brewing, this time between retired NBA star Shaquille O’Neal and former NFL tight end Shannon Sharpe.
The ongoing feud began when Sharpe, 55, accused O’Neal, 52, of being jealous of Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, who just won his third NBA MVP title. During his career, O’Neal, a former center, earned one MVP award in 2000.
During the interview with Jokić, 29, at Within the NBA On May 8, O’Neal told the three-time MVP that he thought the award would go to Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Fans found the comment in poor taste during the celebration segment. So did Sharpe, who continued Nightcap podcast to call O’Neal jealous of the Nuggets center for winning his third MVP award.
Sharpe, a former NFL tight end, said on a podcast, “Shaq should have five MVPs. He sees a guy like Nikola Jokic, who’s not as dominant as him and gets three in four years.”
The Club Shay Shay The host went on to accuse O’Neal of being jealous that his name never comes up in the “GOAT conversation” — meaning Greatest of All Time — “and I think part of him is envious of that,” Sharpe suggested.
Then O’Neal took to Instagram with a lengthy message for Sharpe. The former Laker posted a screenshot of a story that puts Sharpe’s NFL ranking at No. 51 on the all-time tight end list and accused Sharpe of being jealous.
In his caption, O’Neal said Sharpe mistook his “advocacy” for Gilgeous-Alexander, 25, as “jealousy of a prankster,” referring to Jokic by his nickname in the post.
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“It shows how smart you are and how you’ll say anything to get clicks. so here’s clickbait for you,” O’Neal continued, suggesting that Sharpe “can’t talk” about him because he’s not “top ten” in his “profession “.
O’Neal told Sharpe, “Don’t forget that I know what you did to be [sic] you na,” and added, “I jealous, it sounds like you’re jealous.”
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The former NBA star accused Sharpe of trying to “stay relevant by gossiping” on the podcast before reminding the former NFL player of the accolades O’Neal earned during his basketball career. “4 rounds three finals Mvp top 50 and top 75. google me,” O’Neal wrote.
He then called Sharpe’s success “new” and said, “You’re still beneath me. You don’t know my work ethic. But by that I work less than you, but I’m worth more than you. Make sense of that.”
O’Neal continued, “if you need help making money, there are better ways than gossiping,” and concluded that he’s “too old for this s—,” in the post.
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Concluding his lengthy message, O’Neal wrote, “Remember I don’t know you,” and quoted Sharpe’s ex Undisputed co-host Skip Bayless, with whom Sharpe had a heated argument that ended with Sharpe leaving their morning show. “And in the words of @skipbayless, I’m better than you,” O’Neal wrote before signing off, “and your goat debate, I never wanted to be the goat, I wanted to be the one who should hail me as THE MOST DOMINANT EVER. ”
Sharpe has yet to respond to O’Neal’s open message, but it appears the conflict will continue.
O’Neal returns to Within the NBA on Sunday night for Game 4 between the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves on TNT.
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