Shaq, JaVale rip into each other on Twitter
With apologies to Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, the NBA's saltiest beef right now is between Shaquille O'Neal and JaVale McGee.
O'Neal has made clowning McGee a sort of professional calling card in his post-playing career as a TNT analyst, regularly featuring the goof-prone center on his "Inside the NBA" segment Shaqtin' a Fool.
McGee has regained some cred around the league this season for his solid bench play on the world-beating Golden State Warriors, but O'Neal hasn't stopped going in. He put this video together during TNT's broadcast of the Warriors' game against the Los Angeles Clippers:
Doctor Strange JaVale McGee#DubNation pic.twitter.com/L55So9WDcZ
— CandidSkeptic (@candid_skeptic) February 24, 2017
McGee, who has gotten into it with Shaq on Twitter in the past, was predictably unamused.
@SHAQ get my 🥜's out of your mouth! And EAD! #thatisall
— Javale McGee (@JaValeMcGee34) February 24, 2017
Aight y'all I'm done responding... I think🤔🤔🤔
— Javale McGee (@JaValeMcGee34) February 24, 2017
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 McGee (@JaValeMcGee34) February 24, 2017
Maybe he's in love with me.... maybe I should be flattered? IDK GUYS!! pic.twitter.com/Buqyqc2PBb
— Javale McGee (@JaValeMcGee34) February 24, 2017
Anyway, you can probably guess how it went from here. Shaq fired back ...
@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
@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
@JaValeMcGee34 we gonna see how tough you are when I see yo ass #bumassmcgee #bumsactinliketheyplayers #clownassballers #youneedmorepeople
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) February 24, 2017
... then McGee came back over the top ...
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 McGee (@JaValeMcGee34) February 24, 2017
Forget being on a good team... Ima grown man... you've had these 🥜's in yo mouth for 5-6 years now... u thought I was just gone stay silent? https://t.co/3gTpTgVgmU
— Javale McGee (@JaValeMcGee34) February 24, 2017
... and then Shaq finally capped it with a meme.
America meet Javale "BUM" McGee pic.twitter.com/ENw4VLE5I7
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) February 24, 2017
Needless to say, we probably haven't seen the last of this bitter feud.