‘You too old to be hating’: Dwight Howard rips Shaq in live Insta video after ‘disrespectful’ sledge

Dwight Howard has a message for Shaquille O’Neal: “Stop hating.”

The newest disagreement between the 2 former NBA large males was sparked when O’Neal took a jab at Howard’s 38 factors, 25 rebounds and 9 assists in his Taiwan T1 League debut final week.

O’Neal took a dig on the ex-Laker on Thursday’s The Big Podcast, saying that Howard is “supposed to have 30 points playing against dudes 5-8” and likened the league to a “Life Time Fitness league”.

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Howard has now hit again.

“This message is for Shaquille O’Neal,” Howard stated in an Instagram Live session.

“First thing I want to say is, you gotta stop hating brother. You gotta stop hating. I ain’t never in my life came at you about your basketball career, your family, your kids or anything of the sort. Because there is no need to. The world is too big to hate on another man.

“Have I joked about, I’ve mimicked your voice, have I mimicked what I see on TV? Everybody do that. Comedians do that. People do that all the time. And I do it all the time, I do that to everybody. But I do not hate on people.

“So stop hating. I saw a video of you talking about me playing basketball in Taiwan and I’m playing at the ‘Life Time Fitness League’. Do not disrespect my teammates in this league and these people in Taiwan like that. That is highly disrespectful and it’s hating.

“And you too old to be hating. You too big to be hating. You supposed to be Superman, the original Superman. Shaquille O’Neal. The original Superman is hating? The OG Superman is hating? Come on man.”

It wasn’t the primary time O’Neal was essential of Howard.

After the Lakers received the title in the course of the NBA’s bubble season in 2020, Howard posted a number of messages about profitable his first profession championship to his Instagram. O’Neal — who received three straight titles with the Lakers alongside Kobe Bryant from 1999-2002 and one other in 2006 with the Heat alongside Dwayne Wade — known as Howard a “bandwagon jumper” for his position with L.A.

Howard, who spent his first eight years within the NBA with the Magic, additionally had stints with the Rockets, Hawks, Hornets, Wizards and 76ers, alongside together with his three completely different spans with the Lakers. An eight-time All-Star and five-time All-NBA first teamer, Howard set final season with the Lakers and averaged 6.2 factors and 5.9 rebounds earlier than the 36-year-old determined to take his abilities to Taiwan.

Howard additionally famous that he’s at present 265 kilos and “not 390 pounds” and in “the best shape of my life”.

“You know it takes effort to go get rebounds. And I got a whole lot of rebounds in my life,” Howard stated.

“I’m not angry. But come on, you’re too old and too grown to be hating on other people.”

This article initially appeared on The New York Post and was republished with permission.