Shaq escalates feud with Shannon Sharpe over controversial MVP interview

Two sports media heavyweights are trading haymakers.

NBA royalty Shaquille O’Neal and NFL great Shannon Sharpe, who both won several championships in their playing careers and are enshrined in their respective Halls of Fame, are feuding after O’Neal conducted a controversial interview with Nuggets star Nikola Jokic earlier this week.

As Jokic was awarded his third NBA MVP in four years, O’Neal told him directly that he thought the honor should have gone to emerging Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander this season.

“Joker as the president of the Big Man Alliance – you are the vice president of the Big Man Alliance – you know I love you. The best player in the league, I want to congratulate you.” O’Neal told Jokic on TNT’s “Inside the NBA.”

“I want you to hear it from me first, I thought SGA should have been the MVP. That’s no disrespect to you, but congratulations.” 

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