Shaquille O’Neal Shines A Light On Kanye West’s Outrageous Takes

Samir Mehdi | 14/06/2023
Months After Kanye West's $1,300,000,000 Adidas Fallout, Shaquille O'Neal Shines Light On 46 Y/o Rapper's Explicit Takes

Shaquille O’Neal took to his Instagram story to post a compilation video of various clips from when Kanye West something questionable. This comes after Shaq and Ye have very publicly feuded with one another. Given how eccentric of a personality West is, it’s safe to say that the video the Lakers legend shared was chalked full of iconic and yet outrageous quotes.

O’Neal and West have recently gotten into a feud as well revolving around Kyrie Irving’s antisemitism row from the past 2022-23 season. With Irving being labelled anti-semitic after he’d shared a movie reflecting those values, Shaq would go on to call the former Nets guard an ‘idiot’.

West didn’t appreciate this as he would then go on to belittle Shaq’s business ventures with Jamie Salters, the owner of Authentic Brands Group. Shaq being the second largest investor in ABG took offense to this and went off on West but also held himself back from going too far, telling him to get his family in order first.

Shaq’s reason for not going too far with his beef with Kanye was because he had his mother, Lucille O’Neal, in mind as he figured she wouldn’t like it.

Ye on the other hand, seems to be alright with giving any sort of drama the time of day. His fallout with Adidas has become highly publicized and has made him a mainstay int he headlines.

This is due to the insensitive comments he made against the Jewish community. Adidas was forced to drop the 46 year old rapper and in doing so, had an inventory of Yeezy merchandise that was worth $1,300,000,000 sitting around that they couldn’t profit from. Aside from this, his romantic life is a whole different can of worms that he’s made very public as well.

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Samir Mehdi is a senior strategist for the NBA division at The Sportsrush. Ever since he was 13 years old, he’s been obsessed with the game of basketball. From watching Kobe Bryant’s highlights on YouTube to now, analyzing and breaking down every single game on League Pass, Samir’s passion for the game is unwavering. He's a complete basketball junkie who not only breaks down current games but also keenly watches ones from the 60s’ and 70s’ while also reading comprehensive books on the history of the league. Samir’s life revolves around basketball and he hopes that shows in his work. Aside from work, he loves to spend time in the gym and with his friends at social gatherings.

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