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A furious Shaquille O'Neal has fired back at Shannon Sharpe after the former NFL star branded him 'envious' following his awkward interview with Nikola Jokic.
O'Neal sparked controversy earlier this week after telling Denver Nuggets center Jokic, who was recently crowned NBA MVP for the third time in four years, to his face live on TNT Sports that Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should have won the award instead.
Sharpe was one of many who criticized the basketball legend over his exchange with Jokic, even claiming he is jealous of the Serbian's latest achievement.
'Shaq should have five MVPs,' the media personality said on his Nightcap podcast. 'He sees a guy like Nikola Jokic that’s not as dominant as him, gets three (MVP awards) in four years, I think a part of Shaq is envious of that.'
After hearing his take on the interview, O'Neal has torn into Sharpe in a fiery, long-winded rant on Instagram, in which he hits out at the First Take analyst for 'trying to stay relevant by gossiping on your podcast' and being 'under' him.
Shaquille O'Neal (left) has fired back at Shannon Sharpe (right) for branding him 'envious'
Sharpe was one of many who criticized the basketball legend over his interview with Nikola Jokic (right), after he told the Nuggets star he shouldn't have won the NBA MVP award
Along with a photo of a Google search which states that Sharpe is ranked as the 51st best character in the NFL, the 52-year-old wrote: 'you took me sticking up [for Gilgeous-Alexander as] jealousy of joker. shows how smart you are and how you say anything to get clicks. so here’s some click bait for you. if you ain’t ranked in the top ten in your profession, then you can’t speak on Me.'
'Don’t forget i know what you did to get were you at. me jealous, sounds like you jealous. i kno you tryna stay relevant by gossiping on your podcast. we don’t believe you. you need more people and in case you forgot. 4 rings three finals Mvp top 50 and top 75. google me. and to b quite frank all this new success you got, you still under me.
'[You] don’t kno my work ethic. but according [to you] i work less than you but im worth more than you. make it make sense. love you [too]. if you need help making money it’s better ways than gossiping. i’m [too] old for this s**t
