Shaquille O’Neal Flexes his $400 Million Net Worth to Shut Kanye West Up Over ‘Jamie Salter Tweet’ Post Kyrie Irving’s Antisemitic Row

Arjun Julka | 04/11/2022
Shaquille O'Neal Flexes his $400 Million Net Worth to Shut Kanye West Up Over 'Jamie Salter Tweet' Post Kyrie Irving's Antisemitic Row

Under the radar for his slew of antisemitic statements, hip-hop mogul Kanye West continues to stir the pot on Elon Musk’s Twitter. The multiple-time Grammy award winner’s remarks against the Jewish community led to corporates like Adidas, Balenciaga, and Gap severing their ties with him, resulting in Ye losing his billionaire status.

Following his offensive remarks, social media giant Instagram decided to pull the plug on him suspending his account. As the scrutiny around Ye continues, the antisemitism row hit the NBA, with Kyrie Irving sharing the link to a documentary film that incited hate towards the Jewish community.

Though the Nets superstar offered clarification stating he respected all religions but didn’t budge from his stance, despite drawing strong reactions from various sections, including Nets owner Joe Tsai. As per the latest report, the seven-time All-Star will be facing a minimum 5-game suspension.

Also read: NBA Twitter Reacts to Kyrie Irving Being Welcomed by Fans at Courtside Wearing “Fight Antisemitism” T-Shirts

Post Irving’s suspension, Ye decided to show solidarity toward the Nets superstar on Twitter while dragging Shaquille O’Neal’s name into the mix.

Shaquille O’Neal claps back at Kanye West for questioning his business partnership with Jewish billionaire Jamie Salter.

An advocate for social justice rights, Shaq made no qualms about condemning Irving’s antisemitic comments, which included addressing him as an ‘idiot.’ However, this didn’t sit down too well with Ye, who believed the Lakers legend’s business alignment with Jamie Salter had him turn his back on people of his community.

Nevertheless, the Big Diesel wasn’t one to keep quiet, even reminding the Donda maker of his $400 million net worth.

Kanye West makes yet another controversial statement.

Despite losing bearing a significant amount of the brunt, Ye continues to hurt religious statements, this time addressing Irving as Jewish. The 45-year-old would immediately condemn the Nets guard’s suspension, tweeting about it too.

Also read: “Kyrie Irving Supported a Movie With a Quote From Adolf Hitler”: Nets Star Receives Further Backlash For Anti-Semitic Content Promotion

 

Post Edited By: Raahib Singh
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Arjun Julka

Arjun Julka is a NBA author at The SportsRush. Basketball isn’t just a sport for this 26-year-old, who hails from Mumbai. He began watching the sport after stumbling upon a court in his society, helping him identify an undiscovered passion for the game of hoops. Now an ardent fan, Arjun supports Stephen Curry and the Warriors but also enjoys watching Giannis Antetokounmpo own the paint. When it comes to the GOAT debate, the TSR author feels LeBron James is yet to receive a lot of his due but cannot deny marveling at Michael Jordan’s resume.

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