Shaquille O’Neal is tired of seeing Robert Griffin III post about Angel Reese.
O’Neal called out Griffin, a former NFL quarterback turned media personality, saying on Bailey Jackson’s “Off the Record” podcast that if Griffin continues “messing with her,” he would punch Griffin in the face.
O’Neal’s comments come after Griffin shared a racist edit of Reese’s “NBA 2K26” cover in an attempt to highlight and stop the racist treatment toward Reese. However, Griffin drew backlash for amplifying the image with his message on X on July 10, to his 2.2 million followers.
“RGIII, tweet another monkey post about my girl Angel Reese, and I’m gonna punch you in your f—— face. OK? It’s enough. Like, I don’t usually do stuff like this, but just stop it, bro,” O’Neal said Tuesday. “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.”
Shaq speaks out on Angel Reese drama with RGIII‼️
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— Bailey Jackson (@baileyjsports) July 15, 2025
“Leave those girls alone. You already spoke on. Let it go,” O’Neal said. “He hates her, so f—— what? I hate you now for messing with her. Now what, say something about me.”
O’Neal has mentored Reese, a member of the WNBA’s Chicago Sky, since her collegiate career at LSU, his alma mater. He said he told Reese, “Don’t indulge with these fools. Cause (Griffin’s) a fool.”
Along with sharing the racist edit, Griffin also recently tweeted that Reese “hates” Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark and that members of Reese’s inner circle had confirmed this to him.
While Reese didn’t name Griffin, she appeared to address his post in a tweet on July 10.
“Lying on this app when everybody know the first and last name of everybody in my circle for clout is nastyyyy work,” Reese wrote.
Reese and Clark have been rivals since they emerged as women’s college basketball stars at LSU and Iowa, respectively. They’ve been consistently compared to one another, with their rivalry following them to the WNBA. However, Clark, a White woman, has not been subjected to the racism and discrimination that Reese, a Black woman, has.
In May, Clark said bigotry and hatred had “no place” in the WNBA after the league opened an investigation into alleged hateful comments directed toward Reese by one or multiple fans during a Fever-Sky game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The WNBA later said it could not substantiate reports of racist fan behavior at the game.
A year ago, numerous WNBA players said they dealt with a rise in harassment, including increased racist, misogynistic, homophobic and threatening attacks, with players saying such comments took a toll on their mental health.
“I believe that every player in this league deserves to be treated with respect and wants to come to work and just have fun and have a great environment to work at,” Reese said at the time of the investigation.
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