Dwight Howard Invites Shaquille O'Neal To His Podcast To Squash Their Longstanding Feud

Dwight Howard is tired of him and Shaquille O'Neal going "back and forth over petty" issues and has invited him to his podcast so they can settle.

Howard's invitation came after he and O'Neal reignited their never-ending feud recently.

Recently, Howard called out O'Neal for constantly talking about and disrespecting him. His comments elicited a response from O'Neal, who called him "sensitive."

On Tuesday, Howard took to X to express his desire for an end to his and O'Neal's long-running beef.

In his post, the former Orlando Magic center said he wanted to settle their feud like men and invited O'Neal to his podcast.

He wrote, "Btw I don't want people get entertained by two black men going back and forth over petty stuff."

Howard added, "I don't want to bicker I just want to settle this like the two successful HOF black men we are!"

He concluded, "You the most dominant center of all time! Come on to the podcast and let's hash this out."

Howard appeared on "Ray Daniels Presents" on Monday to discuss life and basketball. Soon, the conversation veered into his beef with O'Neal, and he spoke about it emphatically.

The 39-year-old said he hated that O'Neal always thought he was "trying to be him or be like him." He asked, "But again if I wanted to be you or be like him, shouldn't you take that as a compliment and show how great you are as a player and a person?

Howard also revealed that he once considered going to TNT's "Inside the NBA" studio, where O'Neal serves as an analyst, to ask him what the problem was.

He shared, "You keep doing it, so I'm gonna have to talk to you man to man. I was finna roll up to the studio and be like, 'Yo, what's the deal?' Do we need to throw hands?"

Despite the issues between the former NBA centers, Howard expressed his readiness to end their feud. He said, "We're still going on with the pettiness. At what point does it stop? Do you have a real issue? Let's move past it... Sit down and have a conversation."

Howard added, "All right, Shaq, I just never disrespected. But he's always had something to say, and you know there are times where I got enough, and I'm like, you Shaq just gotta stop."

Soon after Howard's comments on "Ray Daniels Presents" went viral, O'Neal responded via a post on X.

The big man stressed that he didn't care about Howard and promised never to mention his name again.

O'Neal wrote, "@DwightHoward 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."

The 52-year-old concluded, "Won't ever say your name again ever again. Have a great day and now u have been deleted. Have a great day."

Howard didn't take too long to respond to O'Neal's X post.

He stressed that O'Neal cared about him and called him "jealous."

Howard wrote, "I know you care. Cuz yo insecure -ss been hating and talking sh-t for 20 years. You too big to be this insecure. I hope you don't bring my name up again. 52 years old tweeting me. And still hating."

He added, "Now all this time you was joking. You always been jealous. Jealous of Kobe, Penny, Dwayne. You jealous of Charles too. Go move around big lazy insecure -ss."

The former "Masked Singer" contestant concluded, "I still have that long 5 paragraph direct message you sent me a couple of years ago telling me that I'm not that great to hate. And you still doing it. It's 2025 grow the hell up. And move on."

Howard and O'Neal's feud has dominated conversations for a long time. The pair, who are among the greatest centers the NBA has ever seen, began their careers with the Orlando Magic and later played for the Los Angeles Lakers. However, while O'Neal has four rings, Howard has just one.

O'Neal has criticized Howard throughout his career, calling out his performance and labeling him a softie. He also accused him of not being authentic and lacking grit.

The pair had a similar playing style, but their issues seemed to stem from Howard's adoption of the "Superman" nickname during the 2008 Slam Dunk Contest. That moniker was synonymous with O'Neal during his playing career and could have stirred issues between them.

O'Neal and Howard have since exchanged jabs, with the latter once asking the former for a boxing fight, which he declined, saying he didn't have enough rings to fight him.