We didn’t all the time eye to eye

Former NBA champion Dwight Howard was formally inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Corridor of Fame on Saturday. He was escorted by Shaquille O’Neal, with the 2 showing to have put their feud behind them as Howard playfully squashed his long-standing beef.

Throughout his Corridor-of-Fame speech, Howard talked about his beef with Shaq and labeled it as a “sibling rivalry,” whereas hilariously ending it.

“Shaq, we didn’t all the time see eye to eye however in hindsight I imagine it was simply sibling rivalries,” Howard joked. “We’re brothers on this fraternity of basketball and generally brother’s battle over the stupidest stuff. I actually blame Soulja Boy.”

Persevering with to handle Shaq, the middle confirmed like to the Lakers legend, thanking him for honoring him throughout his Corridor of Fame induction.

“However I simply need you all to know the unique Superman is within the constructing right now, and it’s an honor to have you ever stroll me out on this enviornment right now,” Howard added.

Shaq additionally paid tribute to Howard by sporting a floral-print go well with, explaining it was his manner of “giving his flowers” to the previous DPOY. He added on NBA TV with Dennis Scott that he by no means held any unwell emotions towards Howard.

“It’s huge for him, it’s huge for his household, it’s huge for the ‘Huge Man Alliance,’ of which I’m the reigning president. It’s huge, I’m completely satisfied for him,” Shaq mentioned. “Once we met I instructed him, it’s by no means laborious emotions, I simply did that to make him offended. Every time I made him offended, he performed properly.”

Dwight Howard as soon as steered “throwing palms” at Shaquille O’Neal as a consequence of their strained relationship

The feud between Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard is now behind them after their reunion at Howard’s Corridor of Fame induction. Their relationship had been tense way back to January, when Howard steered whether or not they need to battle to settle their variations.

Throughout an look on the “GAUDs Present,” Howard opened up on his beef with Shaq.

“At this level, I’m like, ‘Do we have to throw palms? What are we doing?’ As a result of I’ve not ever, for me, the one factor I’ve completed with Shaq is mimic his voice,” Howard mentioned. “However what else can I mimic him about? He’s Shaquille O’Neal, he’s probably the most dominant middle ever. However once more, he retains saying stuff about me.”

Though their relationship had been strained for the longest time, the duo has now buried the hatchet as Shaq provided his flowers to Dwight Howard throughout his HOF enshrinement.