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Shaq Responds to Shannon Sharpe for Calling Him 'Jealous' of Nikola Jokic, Including Diss Track

Shaq Responds to Shannon Sharpe for Calling Him 'Jealous' of Nikola Jokic, Including Diss Track

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Earlier this week, Nikola Jokic earned his third MVP title in four seasons (Joel Embiid won last year), becoming the ninth player to win the award three times.

Shaquille O'Neal, however, said that despite calling Jokic the best player in the league, he felt the award should have been given to Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. In fact, the Hall of Famer told Jokic that while the “NBA on TNT” team interviewed Jokic shortly after winning the award.

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Shaq and Shannon Sharpe are in the middle of a viral feud (Getty Images)

That led Shannon Sharpe to say that O'Neal was “jealous” of Jokic. O'Neal won only one MVP in his Hall of Fame career (although he did win four NBA titles).

“Shaq should have five MVPs,” Sharpe said on the Nightcap podcast, via Sports Illustrated. “You see a guy like Nikola Jokic who's not as dominant as him, get three (MVP awards) in four years, I think a part of Shaq is envious of that.”

Sharpe went on to say that if O'Neal had his work ethic, he would have scored 40,000 points.

O'Neal then took to Instagram to respond, posting a screenshot of a Google search that said Sharpe was the 51st best player in NFL history. O'Neal is usually in the top 10 arguments.

“You took me defending [Gilgeous-Alexander] Like jealousy??” O'Neal wrote. “Shows how smart you are and how you'll say anything to get clicks. So here's some click bait. If you are not in the top ten in your profession, then you can't talk about me….

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“You don't know my work ethic. But I work less than you, but I'm worth more than you. Make it make sense. I love you too. If you need help making money, it's better than gossiping. I'm too old. For this love of shit ever, the most dominant big man ever took it seriously… got it, not you, not in my profession and your debate about goats, I never wanted to be the goat I wanted I know who you should greet me as. THE MOST DOMINANT OF ALL.”

Shaq then released a diss track in which he labeled himself the greatest athlete-rapper of all time. His 1993 album, “Shaq Diesel,” went platinum.

“Shannon Sharpe, man, you're way below me.” O'Neal raps, while calling Sharpe “smooth.” “You are not in my place, you are like a pee.”