Friday, January 20th, 2012 at 2:51 pm  |  88 responses

Dwight Howard Wants Shaq to ‘Sit Down and Get on With His Life’


Shaquille O’Neal picks on Dwight Howard whenever he gets a chance, and now that it’s his job to criticize players on national TV, the digs will obviously only get more pointed. Howard took exception to the latest criticism, and fired back. From the Orlando Sentinel (NBA.com has the full interview on video): “Magic center Dwight Howard, responding to Shaquille O’Neal saying that Andrew Bynum is the NBA’s best center, said after Friday’s shootaround that Shaq should ‘just sit down and get on with his life. What’s the point of talking trash?’ Howard said that Shaq, now a commentator for TNT and former Magic center, is just trying to get people ‘riled up.’ Shaq said earlier this week that he believes Bynum is the league’s ‘only true big man.’”

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  • http://slamonline BossTerry

    @tomtom. I’m almost 33.. I know what kind of career Shaq has had, and like I said, I don’t think it will happen, but I wouldn’t say its impossible..

  • james aka…

    I can’t wait for shaq to badmouth EJ when he’s forced off the air, just like he did with every team he ever played for

  • Duck Johnson

    As fun and goofy as Shaq can be, he’s also petty and obnoxious. I borderline dislike Dwight as a personality but Shaq needs to let the hatred go and focus on getting better as a TV guy. So far he’s been woeful.

  • ronny123

    big fan of shaq.damn i cant believe shaq such a media b”tch lmao

  • jacuuli

    Shaq isn’t superman,more like iron man

  • Trout

    Shaq in his prime was not the same ind of player that howard is a all. Shaq was an out and out scoring machine he averaged close to 30 points a game and was decent at defence (that is being generous at best) whereas Dwight is more a defence first type player. Shaq and Bynum have more in common which is why Shaq is probably more of a Bynum fan.

  • blackthought

    shaq may talk a lot, and a lot of crap to annoy people, but he is absolutly right on this one, besides howard wants to be like shaq, stole his superman tag, playing for the same team (not his fault)etc., but he gotta win some chips (better start now) before messing with the real superman!

  • http://slamonline.com YKnot

    Shaq is not Superman, he’s a mix of Steel and Kazam! Howard could rival Shaq career eventually because he takes care of his body unlike the big buffet. Bynum got pimped in that game. Bynum and Gasols’ numbers combined added up to Dwights alone.

  • http://www.facebook.com/P.Y.Y.B.L Gametimeweezy

    When it comes down to it all Shaq said was Bynum has a better left hook. Dwight hit Bynum and Gasol off with a few different moves yesterday though.

  • http://www.tampax.com Shakweel

    The Big Insecurity is just sad that he’s not the alpha-male on the court any more.

  • MLK4Life

    Shaq being on TNT isn’t about his knowledge of the game. It’s about ratings. He and Chuck together with Ernie and Kenny is must see tv not because Shaq is a great analyst, but because of the funny moments that are bound to happen.

  • Chukaz

    Maybe what Shaq meant by saying that bynum’s the only true big man left is that Bynum’s the only guy over 7 ft tall that’s overweight and is pretty decent at basketball. Dwight’s not 7 ft tall and he’s not overweight at all. AT. ALL. Bynum’s a better Center than Dwight btw. Dwight’s not really a Center. A lot of these extremely gifted guys don’t really play their positions well. LeBron’s not a very good SF, and yet he’s the best player in the game. KD doesn’t play like a SF either and he’s a top 5 player in the league. Westbrook’s not a very good PG and yet the only PG that’s a better player than him is Rose. Dwight plays like one of those undersized energy PF (think Hakeem Warick) but he’s got a physical profile that makes him the post unstoppable Center in the league.

  • http://Slamonline.com nbk

    Dwight’s not a traditional center. But he’s still a center.

  • http://Facebook.com/tronjohnson Chief

    @teddybear
    In college you play against great zone d. The best trainers in the world can’t simulate a great zone d clamping down on a big man, you have time to make yourself more worldly. So you don’t have to steal Shaq’s swag, so you have offensive moves, or perhaps develop a high post shot. Howard’s a crybaby and you know it, that’s why you defend him.

  • SportsAddict

    Personally, that is Shaq’s opinion. Andrew Bynum is nearly hurt all the time. Dwight Howard is the league leader in rebounds. He ranks 5th in blocked shots. He brings more athleticism. Bynum has an arsenal of post moves, and is a better free throw shooter. Bynum is right behind Howard in rebounds. Howard shouldn’t get too distracted about it though.

  • http://www.yahoo.com The Fury

    a healthy Bogut is better than those two!! ;)

  • http://www.yahoo.com The Fury

    wow my comment posted!! Yayyy!!

  • !ckon81

    This is what Shaq does he plays mind games… he pisses players off so you can reach your full potential. He did it to all his former team mates. So just man up, shut up and prove him wrong!

  • el_larsen

    bring back cwebb

  • http://www.slamonline.com Cheryl

    To be honest, I tend now to turn off TNT simply because Shaq gets on my nerves. His so-called analysis always seems insincere and motivated by some other agenda, like getting under the skin of some player he’s jealous of. Over the last couple of years, Shaq just strikes me as childish and immature. It’s really not a good look. And I had been a big fan of the guy for a long time, even taking his side in the Laker drama.

  • http://www.slamonline.com Cheryl

    And I agree, Chris Webber is a far better TV analyst than Shaq and to me has better chemistry with the TNT guys.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C1DVoMJoEI Shecky Shabazz

    Bring back C Webb…

  • kantankruz

    The Quicker TNT get rid of Shaq and bring back C Webb the better. Shaq is really really turrible.

  • http://dennysisforwinners.blogspot.com DennysFishTacos

    Shaq is right in saying that he’s the only “true big man,” though. Dwight Howard began his career playing Power Forward. Because all of the actual Centers have come and gone, Dwight is now playing the Center position. He would have been a Power Forward in the 90′s and early 2000′s, though.

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    no he didn’t.

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    And he would be a center in every era since the 3pt line.

  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    Dwight is the same size as Hakeem.
    Dwight is fine. Lots of centers have never developed great post moves, but still been very good. And besides, Dwight has improved a LOT on the block and is a serious scorer at this point when given touches.

  • J

    That’s a bit disrespectful of Howard I think… Yes Shaq just fired off but being the legend he is, I think he’s entitled to a say about things here, especially since it’s now his job. It’s just his opinion, like how it’s Dwight’s opinion on Shaq to move on. The way Shaq plays, it’s understandable that he sees Bynum as the “only true big man”, although there are many other centres out there with different play styles…

  • Rico

    Shaq, is wack dude needs to move on. Needs to get a different job . He makes it real hard to watch TNT. Funny to see Charels sit and look at shaq with that are serious face when he’s trying to funny.

  • Supervee

    Dwight needs to shut his mouth for once and play basketball. I want to be traded, I need better teammates, I have 3 teams I want to go, my teammates need to step up, shaq needs to shut, I’m the best center in the league boo hoo! If Ur the best center in league better step up you’re game cuz faking left drop step to the rim will only get u so far and it does nothing to better your team mates.

  • Herb Baker

    Who’s the better center now…i’m just saying?

  • http://hotmail.com Gangsta

    This was funny. cats like shaq who made so much money in the past should speak as CEOs of a certain company not as tv commentators.if he won 4 titles it dont mean he was the greatest player he was just fortunate….. MJ can really sit back and laugh at these comical tv commentators!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://na thegiant1

    Great Centers are defined by Championships Mr. Howard…..Shaq can say whatever he wants because he was and still is a WINNER……

  • bell54bb78

    bynum has 2 rings, 1 that he contributed and 1 more coming this season!!!

  • hahaha

    good call bell.

  • Lou

    Let Shaq & charles-barkley one & one , I pay anything for that please.

  • Y u spell it fiyah

    Shaq is the most insecure legend of all time. If Shaq didn’t talk so much ish about Dwight then I wouldn’t think as highly of Dwight as I do. If Shaq is taking shots at Dwight (because he can’t keep up on the b-ball court anymore) then it means Dwight makes him feel small, weak, overshadowed, and old.

  • Dwight Howard

    Funny how he says this when he fought with Bynum back when he was in Miami. I like Shaq but yeah he is very insecure.

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