“Who’s the king of LA?” Longtime rival Dwight Howard calls out Shaquille O’Neal for a wrestling match
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Shaquille O'Neal, Dwight Howard
Former Laker stars Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard have a lengthy history of conflicts and it seems like a lifetime has passed since these two last spoke to one another. For his part, Howard appears to be ready to put an end to his feud with Shaq, and he thinks a wrestling match would be the perfect scenario.
Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard have had a fairly steady feud for years, as Lakers fans are well aware. During Shaq’s playing career, the two were known to insult one another, and this tendency persisted even after Shaq’s retirement. O’Neal and Howard started their careers off relatively similarly because the Orlando Magic selected both of them first overall. They both rose to prominence as the team’s leaders for a while before joining Kobe Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers. This doesn’t explain the beef between them but a fight at WrestleMania will.
On a latest episode of Shannon Sharpe’s podcast “Club Shay Shay,” Dwight Howard made an appearance and a few experiences regarding their fondest memories as professional athletes were recounted by Howard and Sharpe. The former Lakers center said a number of things on the show, but one of them struck out. When Howard publicly challenged O’Neal to a match at WrestleMania. He stated: “Guess what? It’s even bigger. WrestleMania is in L.A. this year. Who the king of L.A.? Let’s go Shaq! Let’s go!”
Dwight Howard and Shaquille O’Neal- The ‘Supermen’ in the NBA
Shaquille O’Neal is unanimously regarded as the NBA’s most dominant player in its 75-year existence. He won various honours during his 19 seasons in the league, including MVP and Rookie of the Year. O’Neal also earned three MVP honors from the NBA Finals, a total of three scoring titles, and four NBA titles. Due to his remarkable career, which ended in 2011, he was chosen for the NBA’s 50th and 75th anniversary teams. Additionally, in 2016, he was nominated into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Because of some of his attributes, people frequently forget that Dwight Howard was once among the top three players in the NBA and the strongest centre. He was selected to the All-NBA First Team and All-Defensive First Team, won the Defensive Player of the Year three times, became the the Rebounding Leader five times, the Block Leader twice and Howard has participated in eight different All Star games. With the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, he earned a championship, and in 2008, the “Redeem Team” took home an Olympic gold medal.
Will Howard play in the NBA or choose WWE?
The fact that Dwight Howard is still a free agent is unexpected. Even though his prime is over, the 36-year-old has proven that he can still contribute to the NBA. But when he most recently went in for a WWE audition, the company’s management were blown away by what he had to offer. When his time in the NBA is up, he has stated that he plans to pursue a career in wrestling, and there is no better place for him to make his WWE debut than at the world’s largest wrestling event with Shaq.
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