Rapper Kanye West, a former billionaire, has been making headlines recently. People from all around the world have ridiculed West as a result of his problems with his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and recent controversies. Shaquille O’Neal, a legendary former basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers, is the newest famous person to weigh in on the Kanye controversy.
The beef between Shaq and West takes its root back in a tweet where Shaq criticized Brooklyn Nets player Kyrie Irving after Irving for his recent remark on an anti-Semitic movie. “Sometimes it hurts me that we have to sit here and talk about things that divide the game. Now, we have to answer for what this idiot has done,” O’Neal said on TNT, referring to Irving.
“It hurts me sometimes when we have to sit up here and talk about stuff that divides the game.”
Shaq on Kyrie Irving pic.twitter.com/r3haGIj0U9
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) November 1, 2022
The bad blood started when Kanye tweeted … “Shaq is in business with Jamie Salter. Jaimie first said he’s 50/50 with David Beckham and 50/50 with Shaq. I said “Jamie . . . There’s no such thing as 50/50 in business . . . Who has the extra 1 percent for the control and voting rights.” Ye continued, “Jamie then said he’s actually got the 51 percent on both those deals. We as the creators and talent get so caught up in our vanity that we don’t read or understand the fine print Like Dave Chapelle said, we need to stop giving up control over our own names and our likeness.”
The tweet didn’t sit well with Shaq, who responded to Kanye, writing, “Believe me you don’t know me like that. Worry about your business, and to quote the once great Kanye west ” I got more money than you, so why would I listen to you” take my advice get your family business in order. Have a great day brother.”
Kanye is notorious for creating new controversies out of thin air. This time he seems to have stepped on the wrong feet. Shaq will not let his claims go answered. Let’s see how far this goes!
