With apologies to Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, the NBA's saltiest beef right now is between Shaquille O'Neal and JaVale McGee.
O'Neal has made clowning McGee a sort of professional calling card in his post-playing career as a TNT analyst, regularly featuring the goof-prone center on his "Inside the NBA" segment Shaqtin' a Fool.
McGee has regained some cred around the league this season for his solid bench play on the world-beating Golden State Warriors, but O'Neal hasn't stopped going in. He put this video together during TNT's broadcast of the Warriors' game against the Los Angeles Clippers:
Doctor Strange JaVale McGee#DubNation pic.twitter.com/L55So9WDcZ
— CandidSkeptic (@candid_skeptic) February 24, 2017
McGee, who has gotten into it with Shaq on Twitter in the past, was predictably unamused.
@SHAQ get my 🥜's out of your mouth! And EAD! #thatisall
— Javale McGee (@JaValeMcGee34) February 24, 2017
Aight y'all I'm done responding... I think🤔🤔🤔
— Javale McGee (@JaValeMcGee34) February 24, 2017
Last thing: think about this.... h3 woke up and I was the 1st thing on his mind when he made that video…THAT AINT WIERD TO YALL?
— Javale McGee (@JaValeMcGee34) February 24, 2017
Maybe he's in love with me.... maybe I should be flattered? IDK GUYS!! pic.twitter.com/Buqyqc2PBb
— Javale McGee (@JaValeMcGee34) February 24, 2017
Anyway, you can probably guess how it went from here. Shaq fired back ...
@JaValeMcGee34 don't be acting like u a g I'll smack the s**t out yo bum ass u da one that be looking stupid with your dumb ass #bumass
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) February 24, 2017
@JaValeMcGee34 now since you on a good team u wanna act like you a player now stop it u will only be remembered for shaqtin a fool #bumass
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) February 24, 2017
@JaValeMcGee34 we gonna see how tough you are when I see yo ass #bumassmcgee #bumsactinliketheyplayers #clownassballers #youneedmorepeople
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) February 24, 2017
... then McGee came back over the top ...
Oh we threatening people now? Kick rocks you old bastard... you ain't gone do sh** !!! And that's on my mama... stick to cooning! https://t.co/ZFuGREc1WJ
— Javale McGee (@JaValeMcGee34) February 24, 2017
Forget being on a good team... Ima grown man... you've had these 🥜's in yo mouth for 5-6 years now... u thought I was just gone stay silent? https://t.co/3gTpTgVgmU
— Javale McGee (@JaValeMcGee34) February 24, 2017
... and then Shaq finally capped it with a meme.
America meet Javale "BUM" McGee pic.twitter.com/ENw4VLE5I7
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) February 24, 2017
Needless to say, we probably haven't seen the last of this bitter feud.
