Shaquille O'Neal and Dwight Howard have been beefing for quite some time. In fact, it was the Hall of Famer who starts throwing a tirade against his fellow NBA star whenever the two are spoken in the same sentence.

O'Neal takes offense whenever anyone calls Howard 'Superman'. The 52-year-old has always made it clear that he is the original NBA 'Superman', therefore it is insulting to him whenever Howard is called by the same nickname.

His fellow former Los Angeles Lakers center has tried to pacify things between them in the past. He even suggested the two square it out in a boxing match. But Shaquille O'Neal disregarded the idea suggesting Howard wasn't big enough a champion to face him.

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Earlier while on The Gauds Show, Dwight Howard had the same thought when he told host Ray Daniels that he wants to sit down with O'Neal and work through their differences. However, it seems the clip of that conversation reached the four-time champion, who then took to X to write this.

Dwight Howard, the fact u think I care about u is funny, but I won't ever bring your name up again sensitive big man, a jokester that can't take a joke. Won't ever say your name again ever again. Have a great day and now u have been deleted. Have a great day.

Shaquille O'Neal added some hashtags in that post that suggested he did not care what Howard thought about him, or if he needed his validation. O'Neal added that he will respect Howard when his fellow center respects him, adding that he is dead to him.