Howard: Shaq beef is 'irrelevant to what I'm trying to do'
Dwight Howard isn't concerned about what Shaquille O'Neal has to say.
The new Los Angeles Lakers center dismissed O'Neal's recent jokes about him as "irrelevant" during an Instagram Live session.
"I'm not here to talk about Shaq. What he said, what he did. It's irrelevant to what I'm trying to do," Howard said. "So, don't talk to me about what anybody else said about me. My focus is on one thing."
Dwight Howard on Shaq’s tweet pic.twitter.com/57y5Y6jkXj
— Lakers Empire (@LakersEmpire) August 28, 2019
O'Neal joked about not knowing who Howard is when asked about him returning to the Lakers over the weekend. O'Neal then took another jab at Howard in response to a tweet from former teammate Kobe Bryant.
It’s all good bro, when I saw the interview, I thought you were talking about Dwite, is that how u spell his name lol
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) August 28, 2019
Howard officially signed with the Lakers on Monday and will reportedly be the first player in franchise history to wear No. 39.