Shaquille O’ Neal Fires Back at RGIII Over Angel Reese Remarks
Shaquille O’ Neal is standing in solidarity with Angel Reese in her ongoing social media feud with Robert Griffin III.
O'Neal, a mentor of Reese, slammed RGIII during a July 15 episode of the Off the Record podcast.
"RGIII: Tweet another monkey post about my girl Angel Reese and I'm gonna punch you in your f****** face," Shaq said. "It's enough. I don't usually do stuff like this, but stop it, bro. You got your job, you got your podcast. Leave my Angel Reese alone. I'm the one calling her and telling her not to respond. F****** stop it. That's the last time.”
"Leave [Reese and Caitlin Clark] alone. You already spoke on it. Let it go. So what? He hates her. So f****** what? I hate you now [RGIII], for messing with her,” Shaq continued. “Now what? Say something about me... [Angel] is not soft, by any means. She's from the streets. But I'm like, 'You're beautiful, don't indulge with these fools.' Because he's a fool."
O'Neal's response was to a post from RGIII, who shared an image depicting Reese with the head of a chimp on the game cover. He also accused her family of physically threatening him and “threats of sexual violence” against his children.
“There is no place for racism in this world. Whether you like a player or not. Angel Reese should never be called or depicted as a Monkey,” his post read. “I have been quiet on the Angel Reese front because she shared a video that aided in my wife, kids, family, and friends receiving death threats, threats of physical harm to my family and friends, and threats of sexual violence to my children on social media and beyond.”
“That will never be okay with me. I never attacked her or her family when I stated and backed up with clear basketball evidence that Angel Reese hates Caitlin Clark. It’s sports. Everybody won’t like each other,” his post continued.
The former NFL quarterback then went on to mention Reese’s family, claiming they confirmed to him that she hates Indian Fever star Caitlin Clark.
“People in Angel’s inner circle called me and told me I was right and Angel Reese has grown to hate Caitlin Clark because of the media always asking her about Caitlin and being constantly compared to her,” he wrote. “Some people made it about race, but I never did and never will. Instead of becoming the villain in anyone’s story, I decided to just not.”
In a post of her own, Reese seemingly responded to RGIII’s claims.
“Lying on this app when everybody knows the first and last name of everybody in my circle for clout is nastyyyy work,” Reese wrote.