5 instances when Shaquille O'Neal got into a quarrel with an NBA star recently

#3- Christian Wood

Detroit Pistons v Phoenix Suns

Since signing for the Houston Rockets in the off-season, power forward Christian Wood has been in sublime form. The former Detroit Pistons man has averaged 23 5 points and 10 rebounds per game so far, single-handedly carrying the Rockets offense.

However, following the Rockets' recent win over San Antonio Spurs in which Wood starred, Shaquille O'Neal mentioned on TNT that he is not at all "familiar" with the forward's game. Naturally, Wood didn't take it well, and responded with calling him a "casual".

Christian Wood really called Shaq a "casual" 😅 pic.twitter.com/Kr18uTkuz4

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 15, 2021

#2- Rudy Gobert

New Orleans Pelicans v Utah Jazz

On January 4th, Shaquille O'Neal took to his Instagram to post a photo of him dunking on Utah Jazz's star center, Rudy Gobert, with the following caption-

This could have turned into a power struggle on social media, but Frenchman Gobert decided to take the high road, saying that there is "no beef" between him and Shaq. O'Neal's Instagram post seems a bit exaggerated, considering he is a 2 time Defensive Player of the Year and a 3 time All-NBA inductee.

O'Neal notably has a penchant for targeting the modern centers. Before he took a dig at Rudy Gobert, he had also taken a dig at Philadelphia 76ers' Cameroonian big Joel Embiid last year in the Orlando bubb

#1- Dwight Howard

Miami Heat v Philadelphia 76ers

Shaquille O'Neal's tiff with Dwight Howard has been going on since his playing days. Howard was famously known as 'Superman', a title Shaq thought was more befitting to his game and personality. It escalated when Howard donned the Superman costume in 2008 NBA dunk contest, which offended Shaquille O'Neal further.

The enmity reignited last year, when Dwight Howard won his maiden NBA championship with the LA Lakers. The former DPOY played an important role for the title winning team as a backup center. However, Shaquille O'Neal was disparagingl about it, and mentioned on his podcast that he did not like players "bragging" on Instagram when they won a championship.