After the success of the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight, Dwight Howard challenged Shaquille O'Neal to meet him in the ring
They drew a record number of viewers while taking home reportedly $60 million between the two of them. The dollar signs raised the eyebrows of former NBA center Dwight Howard.
If Tyson and Paul can make that much, Howard figured why can't he? So he proposed a boxing match with Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal. Howard wrote on X, "Shaq wassup, let's make bread." The message was accompanied with a boxing glove emoji.O'Neal refused to take the bait. He turned down the request, suggesting Howard lacked the credentials to fight him.
Here's what O'Neal posted in response: "Gotta have more than one ring to get in the ring with me, I’ll stick with a real champion like , and you can have the Superman belt, all yours buddy,"@RobGronkowskiWatching these two NBA giants clash would draw ratings because they are two of the more personable personalities in league history. O'Neal not only drew large crowds for his basketball talent, he was also a rapper and movie star.
Howard had a similar impact when he played for the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers but his star power faded after his playing days ended.Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins.
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