Shaquille O'Neal Insults Lebron James' Former Teammate

By: Vivek Nair Image credit: NBA

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[{"selector":"#anim-71817afd-6dac-4c19-b641-0ea1251e4a18 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.51464834070086%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dce1d79b-e731-4cbd-bc8d-4b4c84181ac4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a7c04084-d2ff-47cb-adef-ca50eab3af25","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.29393%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Dwight Howard has moved on from the NBA to the Taiwan basketball league. According to him, he was being restricted from showcasing his full potential in the NBA, so he began taking 3s, stepbacks, and drives into the lane off the dribble.

[{"selector":"#anim-7a2b4b92-7eb0-4167-bffa-fe4b9168df08 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-15.042968463047737%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-06ceb062-3786-4060-a118-0624207ccd64","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f04b3507-f4a8-446d-8424-ca015a3aa381","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 70.65596%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9f1ed730-7df6-41e6-b5b3-759bd3908536","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Recently, O'Neal shared a stat on his Instagram story that stated the team Dwight signed with is the worst team in the entire Taiwanese basketball league due to them being at the bottom of the standings.

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[{"selector":"#anim-0350652b-8d05-4cf1-a23e-da21f1fd28dd [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(61.65234391821743%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ef8c2112-5ab3-4d1d-bec8-83f9a79dc862","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7cb8c4be-d610-4fb1-90b4-09b7e16aa430","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 81.99535%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-935578ad-8a80-4643-bde5-62bb86bd0b42","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] O'Neal and Howard shared the nickname 'SUPERMAN', which could be the reason for the beef between them since Shaq earned it before him during his rookie season. Many years later, Howard started calling himself Superman, and O’Neal did not approve of this.

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