Shaquille O’Neal made it clear he’s not going to let anyone disrespect Angel Reese, especially not Robert Griffin III.
During an appearance on the Off the Record podcast with Bailey Jackson and Lachelle Smith, the NBA legend responded to RGIII’s recent social media post that showed a racist photo of Reese, even though he claimed he was against it.
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“Tweet another monkey post about my girl Angel Reese and I’m gonna punch you in your f*cking face,” Shaq said during the interview. “It’s enough. I don’t usually do stuff like this, but just stop it, bro.”
He reminded Griffin, “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*cking stop it. That’s the last time, okay? Thank you.”
Shaq doubled down, calling out Griffin’s personal bias. “He hates her. So f*cking what. I hate you now, for messing with her. Now what? Say something about me.”
He explained why Angel hasn’t clapped back publicly. “She’s not gonna respond, because I’m the one calling her and be like, ‘Baby, keep it classy.’ Because she’s not soft, by any means. You’re from the streets. But I’m like, ‘You’re beautiful. Don’t indulge with these fools.’ Because he’s a fool.”
Then Shaq questioned RGIII’s credibility: “He don’t even have G-14 classification to say that. I would respect it more if Lisa Leslie said it. Like, that’s y’all category. Stay out of other peoples’ category, okay… You talk about sports. But bro, you don’t need to be going deep.”
He closed with a warning: “If he hates her, so what? Mind your business. Like, I don’t mind you doing your job, same as anyone, but don’t pick on that little girl. Because guess what? I’m her protector. Now pick on me. You pick on me, I’m gonna punch you in your f*cking face.”
