Shaquille O’Neal Challenged to UFC Fight by 7 ft NBA Star: “I Got My Kids Watching. They Don’t Need to Have Issues with Each Other”

Shaquille O’Neal is one of the most expressive personalities in the NBA. The Big Diesel is one of the most dominating players the league has ever seen. After a successful NBA career with multiple franchises, Shaq became a sports analyst with TNT. It is no secret that O’Neal likes to goof around a little bit. Therefore the big man often ends up in tricky situations for his words. Shaq has previously shared some differences with the Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard.

 The 15-time All-Star was not happy about Howard’s move to the Lakers and made it known publicly. The Lakers center finally responded to Shaq’s remarks and posed him some unique challenges.

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Dwight Howard likes to impersonate the voices of other celebrities, and he often does Shaq’s voices. Both are big guys who played as a center. Howard and Shaquille O’Neal started their NBA journey with Orlando Magic and then moved to the Los Angeles Lakers. However, Shaq did not want Howard to go to the Lakers in 2012-13 and often criticized the move.

Dwight Howard wants to sort things out with Shaquille O’Neal

Howard recently appeared on Showtime’s The Smoke podcast. The 2020 NBA champ talked about his time in Orlando, his bonding with Kobe Bryant, and his constant struggles with injuries. Howard shed some light on his feud with Shaq. 

The 8-time All-Star clarified that he likes to make people laugh by impersonating voices. He was not doing it because he disliked other players. The 36-year-old suggested Shaq was one the most dominant players in the league, and he remembered watching the Lakers star play as a kid.

Subsequently, the Big Man pointed out that a feud between him and Shaq doesn’t look good. Especially because both of them have kids who follow their dads closely. Howard added, “I got my kids watching. They don’t need to have no issues with each other because their dads might seem like they hate each other.”

Dwight Howard also stated that he might meet Shaq in the octagon for a UFC matchup to squash their beef. “I guess we gotta get into the UFC thing and fight it out,” Howard proposed. However, the hosts didn’t seemed particularly interested in the idea.

In response, they suggested to have a comedy battle with Shaq rather than a UFC fight. Because that would be more appealing to the masses.

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