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Shaquille O'Neal Blasts Kevin Durant Over Recent Tweet

NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal blasted Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant after Rui Hachimura comments
Shaquille O'Neal Blasts Kevin Durant Over Recent Tweet
Shaquille O'Neal Blasts Kevin Durant Over Recent Tweet

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NBA legend and TNT analyst Shaquille O'Neal has been criticized recently for some comments he made about newest Lakers addition Rui Hachimura. O'Neal claimed he did not know who Hachimura was before the trade, saying, "If you ain't a top 10 player, I don't know who you are... I'm not watching the Bullets or the Wizards."

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant saw these comments, and shared his thoughts on Twitter:

Always active on social media, Durant never hesitates to share his thoughts on matters around the NBA. Unsurprisingly, this Tweet rubbed Shaq the wrong way, and provoked a response from the Hall-of-Famer:

Circling back to the "bus driver" conversation, that suggests Durant has never won a championship as the lead star, Shaq fired back at Durant for his recent Tweet. Perhaps not realizing what Tweet he was responding too, Shaq did not even reply to the correct Tweet, instead sending his response to Durant's latest Retweet, which was unrelated to the discussion about Shaq.

Clearly upset with Durant's comments, Shaq put the Nets superstar on blast, throwing some personal insults alongside the narrative about Durant "riding the bus" with Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors. It will be interesting to see if Durant has a response to this, because as previously mentioned, he is never hesitant to go back and forth on Twitter.

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Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn32@sbcglobal.net Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis, insight, and reporting Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Receiving a media credential during the 2021-22 season, Joey has experience interviewing NBA players, and developing exclusive stories from these interviews. Having appeared on several different NBA podcasts over the last four seasons, Joey is now hosting his own podcast for The Sporting Tribune. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Now graduated, Joey is covering the NBA full-time across multiple platforms. Credentialed by the Clippers, Joey covers the team daily with articles, podcasts, and video breakdowns on YouTube. With four years of sports media experience, Joey provides expert insight and analysis for NBA fans across the league.

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