JaVale McGee and Shaq beef on Twitter
Golden State Warriors’ center JaVale McGee and Shaquille O’Neal get into beef on Twitter.
You can get made fun of only so much before you have to respond. The Golden State Warriors’ JaVale McGee is fed up with Shaquille O’Neal’s constant ridicule. He’s fired back on Twitter.
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Shaq has spent years making fun of McGee’s on court blunders. Some of it is warranted because it is funny. Things like trying to inbound a ball after a teammate makes a free throw or a wildly errant pass are humorous.
But the Hall of Famer has created an entire brand for his “Shaqtin’ a Fool” segment around McGee. O’Neal constantly makes McGee the butt of his jokes. The Warriors’ center has expressed his dissatisfaction before and is officially fed up.
After the Warriors’ big win over the Los Angeles Clippers, O’Neal went at it again. On TNT’s Inside the NBA, he presented a parody of Doctor Strange centered around McGee’s gaffes. Golden State’s big man didn’t like it and let social media know about it.
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https://twitter.com/JaValeMcGee34/status/835027942262484992
He took that tweet to Instagram and expanded upon it. He wasn’t done on Twitter though.
Last thing: think about this.... h3 woke up and I was the 1st thing on his mind when he made that video…THAT AINT WIERD TO YALL?
— Javale PIERRE 3Xs McGee (@JaValeMcGee) February 24, 2017
Maybe he's in love with me.... maybe I should be flattered? IDK GUYS!! pic.twitter.com/Buqyqc2PBb
— Javale PIERRE 3Xs McGee (@JaValeMcGee) February 24, 2017
While he’s clearly unhappy with it, he seemed to be trying to, at least, take a comedic angle. He’s been a good sport about it though he has let it be known that he doesn’t watch Shaq’s segment. Then Shaq responded.
@JaValeMcGee34 don't be acting like u a g I'll smack the s**t out yo bum ass u da one that be looking stupid with your dumb ass #bumass
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) February 24, 2017
JaVale fired back.
Oh we threatening people now? Kick rocks you old bastard... you ain't gone do sh** !!! And that's on my mama... stick to cooning! https://t.co/ZFuGREc1WJ
— Javale PIERRE 3Xs McGee (@JaValeMcGee) February 24, 2017
O’Neal then made a pretty big claim.
@JaValeMcGee34 now since you on a good team u wanna act like you a player now stop it u will only be remembered for shaqtin a fool #bumass
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) February 24, 2017
McGee took exception to the entire premise.
https://twitter.com/JaValeMcGee34/status/835052415019708416
Then O’Neal, who likes to have the last word, posted this poorly photoshopped photo.
America meet Javale "BUM" McGee pic.twitter.com/ENw4VLE5I7
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) February 24, 2017
It’s anybody’s guess how this will play out. On the latest episode of the show, O’Neal said that this was his last week of making fun of McGee. The Warriors’ center wasn’t going to let the years of ridicule slide though.
Shaq has benefited off of making fun of McGee just trying to do his job for a long time now. While some of it has been funny, some of the time (like in his latest video) he’s just nitpicking normal things that every player does. He’s just exaggerating it because McGee is easily his favorite target.
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This is a surprisingly complex situation with different layers. Both sides have a right to feel how they do, but something’s gotta give eventually. One thing’s for sure: this is a beef that we’re all interested to watch develop.
This is far from over.