Shaq is the king of beef. Among NBA greats, Shaq stands out for his love of generating individual rivalries and picking petty little fights with those rivals. Join us for a walk through Shaq’s various, overlapping feuds and see what makes him the beefiest.
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Somewhere right now, Shaq is saying "Nuh-uh, Secret Base, you can't talk about championships. I have four championships, Secret Base, how many championships you got? Stop it."
Also Shaq - "Secret Base be jealous of me and the talent i had. They jealous they couldn't play in the NBA. That's why they keep talking about me"
I live in canada kobe my favorite player I remember the lake show came to Toronto to play the raps ... Dwight Howard fouled out first half and we got slapped horrible year!! We got screwed in the cp3 trade
Beef History doesnt have G-14 classification
“Count the rings SecretBase! Count the Rings!”
"Google me Secret Base, Google me!"
The thing with Shaq throughout his career is he comes across as an extremely insecure and sensitive nice guy who realizes his errors but only after lashing out.
hes a big baby
@@SASBurnershaq not a baby
@@stubley3432 He is an overgrown child.
@@SASBurnerBIG ASS GROWN ASS BABY!!!!!
@@stubley3432 shaq a boy doctor
The Bill Walton beef is something I just could not understand even after learning about basically every detail. You mean to tell me he started beefing with a guy simply because he doesn't think he's on the same level as Kareem, Bill and Wilt when those 3 guys consider that very same guy to be a peer? The fact that it's still going on to this day just further highlights how fragile his ego really is.
Walton played and won his last ring with *that* Bird Celtics team. Any black kid who grew up in that era HATED the Celtics and their players and loved the Lakers. It's likely that Shaq wasn't a fan right from the start. Shaq was also probably insulted on their behalf when Walton did that Nike commercial alongside Kareem, Wilt and Bill. I like Walton but he didn't belong there and was likely included as the token white representation. The final straw was Walton saying Shaq needed to lose weight, which he took as an attack and the rest is (beef) history.
Bill Walton sucks, overrated player i don't get how people compare him to Wilt or Bill Russell
Yall are crazy, Walton b4 his feet betrayed him was as good as they get. He beat Kareems record at ucla and he was most definitely better than Bill Russell. 11 rings is the only defining thing of Russell's career, his game was mid. If he came along 2 decades later, no one would even know him
@@Toodles_McDoodlebro, do you know who Bill Russell played for!? I don’t understand how anyone could make this a “Celtics” thing when you have another Celtics player treated oppositely
@@chriscurry2496 that’s a bit disingenuous. The Celtics were one of the first teams to integrate so a lot of the black fan base were Celtics fans. That is until the “great white hope” narrative used to oppose Magic became so prevalent. Point being, it’s not as simple as saying that since a franchise was beloved in one era it’s safe to assume it’d retain the status.
I realized maybe 7-8 years ago, Shaq is the pettiest and softest (ego wise) nba player of all time. He takes even the lightest of criticism as a personal attack. People make fun of klay for the four finger taunt shaqs been doing it for 15 years💀
He's basically a big ass 13 year old girl on her period
I mean it only makes sense. Most people in life arent going to test Shaq... Dude is a mammoth of a man. So he the type to bully everyone and getting his way.
I think MJ is probably far more petty, but isn't always on a platform to share his thoughts. I do think he's matured a lot with age and since Kobe's death. The evidence I'll point to is the other night he asked if curry should be in the goat conversation. Shaq was asked if he thought he was ahead of curry and he flatly said Curry was better So it's cool to see him settle down as he gets older
shaqs step dad did a number on him and made him a insecure petty man which makes a bully if that man is big
Chuck doesn't call Shaq Petty White for nothing lol.
The Shaq Paradox. One of the most physical and toughest big man of his time but also one of the softest thin-skinned NBA players of all time.
He’s a bully he’s said so himself
Shaq's beef with Dwight is one of the more indefensible mud slinging episodes in NBA history. Him going after Dwights reputation every month on TNT played a huge part in Dwight not being selected to the NBA 75 list. We all know that Dwight was not a great teammate, leader or took things seriously enough in his prime. But the man absolutely deserved to be in that list.
Yet somehow Damian made the nba 75 list when Dwight is the more decorated player out of the two
@@Braylon1997He is more accomplished than Anthony Davis.
@@Braylon1997Dame was the main man on an ordinary team his entire career. He and Giannis could bring the Bucks another chip. He also hasn't been a backup half his career like Dwight, either. Dame belongs.
@@Amick44 Dwight took his team to the finals, multiple ECF, won multiple DPOTY, and was one of the best players of his era. Dame can't touch anything on that resume
Dwight's a pole smoker that excludes him automatically
An hour of Seth recounting Shaq's history of beef?? This is the ultimate Christmas gift I never even realized i needed!
not enough likes for you man
Factssssss
seth needs a new hairstyle
i’ve always said that shaq is actually the most thin skinned sensitive superstar ever. people try to claim kevin durant is but nobody comes close to him
So is Jordan but for some reason people don't hold it against him as much as they do Shaq.
@@bIoodypingu because Shaq has been very public about it. He displays it on social media and tv
KD is just a really competitive guy. Shaq is an egomaniac.
@@bIoodypinguJordan doesn’t feel the need to constantly remind us of how great he was; Shaq does! And it’s frustrating cause he literally doesn’t have to 🤣!
@@bIoodypinguall great athletes have that to them, but shaq is different, there’s never been a more attention/spotlight obsessed athlete. that rudy gobert beef is prime example of that.
the fact that shaq has this 1 hr video of beef with other people and a 3 part kobe beef is fantastic. thank you secret base!
Bot.
@@asssm89 can a bot say tang ina mo?
Kobe beef.
Charles said it best. Shaq is Mr Sensitive.
More like...MR. MORBIDLY OBESE MIDDLE AGED BABY.
Petty White
"i aint sensitive imma knock your ass out..."
Playing this during Christmas dinner while my family yells at me
🤣 you the real mvp 👏
Sounds like the start of some Christmas BEEF
😂😂😂
I appreciate the coverage of Shaq. He spends millions a year on marketing the “most dominant” moniker as if we weren’t all there to witness the petulance that was attached with it.
Regardless of whether you hated him or not without Shaq the game of basketball would most likely be dull and boring. He helped brighten up the game with his unique persona and incredible athleticism. I can totally understand if you take him as being cocky and a jokester in the many commercials that he has been in but I doubt you would be able to change who he is. He’s going to always be the big man who acts like an energetic kid in the backyard.
Well right now the NBA is the worst its ever been so
These are just all the Shaq Beef episodes all in one video, there is nothing new
Ok? It's still cover of Shaq's history. And they made the videos about him.@@billblaski9523
@@MikePowers-ed8mlI could argue the exact opposite, it’s a matter of opinion.
shaq going after bill walton is so insanely petty
Bill isn't so innocent himself. Look up why Rasheed had issues with Bill Walton 🚬
@@younglove3362 Rasheed Wallace is the biggest crybaby in nba history though.
It's cuz he's white. Shaq is a pretty well known big racist and can't take that a white man is considered a great center too. That's all it really comes down to.
Yea but he's right about Bill. He shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame at all nor a top 75 player.
@@hitek9too255 The Hall is for overall basketball - Walton is an all time, ALL TIME NCAA great - a very good NBA player on top of that, he gets in the Hall - I agree he shouldn't be top 75 NBA however.
Shaq is literally the 50 Cent of basketball beefs. He has beef with nearly everyone.
Shaq was Deebo from Friday 😅
50's beefs are calculated, Shaq's beefs are emotional
Hell no @@nellyville69
@@ShardTownfacts
@@nellyville69 shaq is a friendly non factor...Curtis Jackson was a factor in them streetz
A full hour of seth let's go
Talking about my favorite NBA player ever
He and Clara are my favorites
@@Braylon1997 Clara
Yes, as mentioned there was a huge Shaq beef with Kobe and one with David Robinson. But there’s another one not mentioned, the beef with Steve Nash. And there are probably others I’ve forgotten about. Shaq is a beef machine.
Dwight Howard and Kevin Durant
I think it comes from him knowing that he underperformed most of his career. The force that was Shaq should have won more, but didn't.
Can't believe they skipped the Robinson beef, Seth's description of the pettiness of The Admirals scoring title is one of my fave Secret Base moments:)
Seth acknowledged it. It was basically for KZhead usage reasons that they couldn’t include it
@@thedefinitionisthis dumb question, but any idea what actually broke the rules?
@@daveintheAM They used to use a lot of clips in their videos, rather than narrate over photos, animations, and news articles like they do here. Like they would have full on interviews and more, that would run for like 30 seconds to a minute without them speaking on top of it, or adding anything on top of it. Just full on segments running. I'm guessing the Shaq/Robinson video has lots of clips, interviews, segments, etc. I'm assuming some broadcast companies put in a claim and got monetization taken off of it. Hence him mentioning it, but not wanting to directly link it in case that knocks monetization off of this one.
@@1UpBebop ahhh, didnt even think about that
@@1UpBebop bingo! we used to be far less wise on the fair use/editorialization front and man was it easier to crank videos out, but also makes the overlords unhappy if things are getting cleared legally. so now the david robinson episode can be like a palate cleanser between this and "how to make a basket"
A WHOLE hour dedicated to Shaqs Beefdom... Secret Base, you beauty😂😂😂
“He’s not Superman! I’m Superman!” Are you sure you’re a grown man? Beefin about that?
Grown man with the sensitivity of a teenager
Shaq is the most fragile HOFer ever.
Possibly in any sport
@@fortynights1513exactly its sad really
The most fragile it's not Shaq, but it's one other Big Superstrong HOF, called Lebron...
KD is up there
@@violoncelo1000lebron is a consummate professional not a diva
If you have beef with everyone, it might just be you that's the problem and not everyone.
The thing that drives me crazy about Shaq when it comes to Bill Walton is..had something catastrophic happened to Shaq after he won his 1st ring, and he was injured right in his prime, and never fully recovered, he would be in the HOF. Because of *his* uniqueness and dominance in the span that led to that 1st ring. Bill did it even faster than Shaq. He came into the league and immediately impacted it enough to win. I say all this, but I know deep down, that's not why Shaq doesn't like him.
It is not like Shaq made anything out of his college career.
Summary of the video: Shaq is a big baby. Sometimes babies cry and fight for silly reason, but sometimes they can teach you something you don't realise
Saving this to my Watch Later playlist so I can make some popcorn and block out an hour to enjoy. Shaq is the GOAT of beef and pettiness.
Shaq has too many beefs, he has his Christmas special on Secret Base. 😅 Great vid. Please do a rewinder on Novak Djokovic hitting one of the most legendary return winners ever at the US Open 2011 semifinal vs Roger Federer. Thanks 🙏😊
Nominate this rewinder. Doesn’t seem to be that many tennis ones
Not the biggest tennis fan. Remember seeing this all over espn. Would be a cool video
Shaq is wrong a lot. And especially with his take on Bill Walton. The guy had his pro career stifled by injuries but he 100% earned his HOF induction. And he doesn’t get called out enough for being such a bully and douche when he was younger. Especially for the whole Kobe situation in LA.
True, Kobe was definitely perceived as being the “bad” one then especially because of the rape trial and kobe’s demeanor. I think that whole situation actually helped shaq’s image a lot because he looked like a big goofy older brother who just wants to have fun
It's the Basketball HOF so all levels of basketball are factored in. Someone scoring only 6000 points in 13 calendar years has no business being on an NBA anniversary team. None
@@mongoslade277 exactly. He's in bc of his college career and it's warranted but as far as NBA it's terrible. That fact he won an MVP is laughable and even more laughable is Shaq only one a single MVP
@@Boss3Nate- I agree about his NBA anniversary team selection but he earned his HOF induction because of what he did at UCLA. The title he helped win in Portland certainly helps. But he’s basically another Ralph Sampson type as far as the NBA career went. The Celtics certainly didn’t “need” his help exactly. But he jumped right in an contributed as best he could in 1985-86.
wrongggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg bill walton shouldnt be there
It seems like Shaq is having beef is everybody seems weird. Btw good to see someone from Secret Base appear in a video physically. Nice job Seth.
You must be new here
@@BL4CKB0X No. I mean guys like Seth and Clara once appeared physically in past videos.
After this video, the next episode of beef history will be Shaq vs Secret Base 😂
Shaq has a good heart but he's also very sensitive and petty lol
And he is bully
He's an egotistical baby 😂😂😂
He’s a big man child who can dish it out but can’t take it
@@badxgrass haha he sure is. Any time he mentions his four rings you know his feelings were hurt
I wouldn't bet on that good heart. He's pretty selfish and I've never known a bully to have a good heart. Of the former players on the TNT crew Kenny is the decent human.
I really like this Marathon format! I love the extra in-betweens and the context they add. More please!
Not only does Shaq like beef he is beefy
Lol 😆
From the esports scene Shaq even had a beef with Duncan "Thorin" Shields. Even going on to ask Richard Lewis "Where is Duncan?" multiple times at a Street Fighter tournament ELeague was hosting. RL having to tell him "He's not here, he doesn't cover fighting games" to where Shaq said "Yeah, well he's a punk"
Compared to Jordan’s beefs, Shaq is a beyond burger
😂
I’ve always felt that when Shaq says he’s “The Most Dominant”, it’s just him sayin’ that he’s the Fattest Player to ever play the game.
It's ironic how the biggest, strongest and most dominant human to step foot on an NBA court happens to be the most insecure and sensitive one.
Shaq is really the king of petty beefs, he’s Beefer Sutherland
shaq is the queen of petty beefs
It's funny how Shaq thinks Bill is unqualified to talk about him, given that it is now his job to sit on a panel talking about how good or bad people are at shooting the ball 😂
Added to the fact that Walton probably knows more about actual basketball in his pinky finger than Shaq does in his entire body. Shaq basically excelled because of about 90% physical dominance. Walton, as a player, had a total analytical and vision-based approach to playing the game (witness his almost single-handed dismantling of Memphis State in the '73 NCAA Finals).
Shaq loves to attack anyone who he perceives as a threat on the Mt Rushmore of centers... anyone sniffing at being good he hates him lol.
I know you don't usually cover F1, but can you do a Prost vs. Senna Beef History episode? Thanks and Happy Holidays to everyone!
That would be awesome I with the Secret Base
The king of beef, followed by beef history marathon is just an insane title choice
Rewinder: 2006 Orange Bowl 3OTs Beef History: Lindros vs Flyers Organization Overlap: Greatest College Football Coach (Saban) and the Greatest NFL Coach (Belichick) coaching in the same division Untitled: Reggie Miller Untitled: Ken Griffey Junior Untitled: Jim Kelly Collapse: Early 90s Bills Untitled: Red Sox Players (particular Yaz) Prism: Steph Curry and all those mid major players Rewinder: The Catch By Willie Rewinder: Hank Aaron and Bonds breaking the respective HR record Untitled: Don Nelson
Untitled: Barry Sanders/Megatron/Larry Fitzgerald
When grown men make their living (and their legacy) playing with bouncing balls, only a Super Man among otherwise mortal men can truly ascend to hall of fame immaturity. Love this compilation, and a chance to see the faces behind the brilliance. Great work, as always!
somewhere in Metropolis Clark Kent is crying over these two beefing over who gets to use his logo.
shaq is like that friend in the group that matured a little faster was bigger so no one ever wanted to check, but also you were really glad that he was on your side when it came down to it lol.
Shaq only got away with that bully mentality because of how big he was. Make him your average sized NBA player and you got Draymond Green. Draymond was integrel part of the Warriors dynasty but he never dominated.
Shaq wouldn't even make it in the NBA if he was Draymond size, size was all he had plus his obesity
That man is clearly not as kind as people want us to believe.
58 minute beef history 🤩🤩🤩- christmas came early
Narcissistic and petty, but a legend on the court. Great video!
Narcissistic and demon possessed. But man he can but a ball in the hole from 5 feet out
Wow, never knew Shaq was such an A-hole all the time. Thanks for highlighting that!
I remember when Shaq arrived from Krypton, and he created Superman. It's amazing Shaq created Superman in the 1930's but waited until the 90's to become Kazaam or Steel
All this beef is making me hungry
Shaq has so much beef he could feed half of the homeless people in America
Kobe said it best, if he was Shaqs body he'd have 10 rings.
I lived in orlando when Hakeem schooled him that magic team was stacked pretty well and got demolished
Who didn't Hakeem school?
@@jasondyrkacz8270 yeah he was a Beast
Even though he won't ever admit it, he's easily one of the weakest players in regards to mindset and ego. Dudes a grown baby during those early 2000 years.
After 3rd MVP Joker, (who doesn’t appear to care abt winning it) Shaq said someone else deserved it, Joker shut him down- “we don’t judge ppl around here Shaq”
this was the best christmas gift ever, i love these longer videos
I love Shaq, but man it’s hard not to acknowledge how sensitive and petty he is. Everything’s gotta be on HIS terms. Granted, that mentality probably helped make him as dominant as he was, but dude has to understand not everyone is wired that way, and certain things simply don’t fly with others.
I am a huge fan of Shaq 1992-2004. It saddens me that Shaq can’t make piece with some of these people, which hurts his legacy. Petty squabbles should be beneath Shaq since he is a legend and one of the greatest centers of all time. Less is more Shaq! Believe it.
Thank you for this
Thank you Secret Base❤. This will be an entertaining watch as always
The David Robinson beef was a lot crazier than people remember. Shaq made up an entire scenario.
I'm a simple man, I see beef I watch
Only Secret Base can do this documentary. I was waiting for this!! 😂
The compilation we've all been waiting for.
People say the best nicknames for Shaq is Superman or Diesel. For me his best nickname is Pettywise
It's amazing that Shaq was named to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team at the young age of 24. He is known as one of the best centers of all time, and has also appeared in numerous movies such as ``He Got Game'' and ``Uncle Drew.''
Shaq is also the king of beef
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Always love your content. Great voice over work.
The king of beef is CRAZY🤣🤣🤣
Shaq is insecure which is why he has to put other centers down to make himself feel better
If I were to win the lottery, I would pay Clara Morris a great deal of money to just follow me around talking about anything. I love that voice.
thanks for making this lma
We all have been waiting on this one 🎉
an hour long shaq beef special is NUTS…but i’m here for it
Why not add the extra stuff from when Dwight won a ring. Doesn’t seem difficult
The difference between Javale McGee and Kendrick Perkins is like comparing Kobe and the guys who play at the YMCA.
Awesome Christmas gift from secret base ❤
I think insecurity is in the core of Shaq's continuous self-vindication after retirement. He knows that he could have done much more, if he had taken care of his body, so he tries to hide it to the outside world with layers of arrogance, outrageous takes and ego-boosting idiocy, what in the core is just plain insecurity.
He left so much on the table. Imagine how dominant his game would've become if he embraced the granny shot free-throw. He could've played another 3 years at a high level if he took care of his body.
This right here. Shaq is the mostly physically gifted specimen in NBA history. Maybe even sports history. He has 4 rings but I think deep down he knows that he really only earned the first one, which was also his lone MVP season. Rings 2-4 were more attributable to Kobe, Phil Jackson, Dwyane Wade, and Pat Riley. Given Shaq’s physical gifts the argument could be made that he underachieved in the NBA. When anyone voices that argument he just responds with “4 rings” because that’s all he can say.
I still will never understand the Walton beef. It seems well regarded, even among the great other centers, that Walton deserves to be considered one of the best injury context considered. It feels like Shaq doesn't want it to be considered and a lot of the times, almost considered it like "his fault" for getting hurt, which feels extremely weird
quality video like always
1000% loved this Beef Rewinder
I love Shaq, but his bravado and arrogance is in proportion with his size, accomplishments, and level of dominance he held on his position in the 90s and 00s. There was no reason for him to be as big a punk ass to Walton especially, because Walton was always supportive of him I think.
Shaq literally uses not having rings as a way to deflect criticism. Bill Walton having rings meanwhile it becomes about stats.
Beef history compilation? What a great xmas gift, thanks secret base
Damn 58 mins of beef. Retired Shaq gives me hater vibes tho especially talking about current players
Shaq really does owe Kevin Durant a lot for making people forget Shaq was the most insecure brat in the history of superstars up until Durant showed up.
“I have 4 rings Google me Secret Base.”
Just in time for the holiday seeason. Thanks Seth!
Here to find out why Shaq is the beefiest
Because he is a child of satan. But gosh dang can he put that ball in the hole from 5 feet out
Shaq is an interesting figure in the NBA. An absolutely dominant and amazing player no doubt, but he left alot of the table with his focus and discipline in later years. He is a great analyst with entertaining and valuable insight, but is also extremely immature and petulant at times. Shaq is much less able to take it compared to how much he loves to dish it out. He is a great but flawed individual, who is a hypocrite but also a pillar of the modern nba
Great video! 👏🏻👏🏻
This format is brilliant
I honestly think that Walton's personality type just doesn't mesh with Shaq's, and that's where a lot of the vitriol stems from.
-- Shaq couldn't take ribbing and honesty from Barkley. So Shaq just ended up saying "google me, chuck" and "four rings." Shaq is a gentle giant BUT when it comes to ego, that's his only soft spot.
Shaq might've grown to be the next Bill Walton... If he hadn't been an utter man child instead of the most charming, soft hearted gentle giant on Earth. Bill has more goodwill in his little finger than Shaq can muster from 400 lbs of stupid.
I think if Walton had never returned to win 6th man of the year in 1986 that his career would’ve been forgotten. It was because he came back and was still amazing after all the years of not playing and the injuries that showed that he truly was one of the greatest to ever do it and that he just didn’t play in his prime. Kareem and Bill Walton were essentially equals in 1977 and 1978. Then my Blazers ran him into the ground unfortunately. I once had my uncle cry in front of me as he talked about Bill Walton he was the most loved man in Oregon for a while there.
Jose Mourinho levels of Beef. Another banger from Secret Base
Shaw been a bully and habitual liar his whole life..talented no doubt but an unsavory character
3:23 You can't tell me though that Shaq was not really wrong 😂. Bill Walton is the odd man out in this commercial 💀. I don't know if it felt different in '92 since they were closer to '77 but he sticks out like a sore thumb when compared to the others here. Should have put George Mikan or something
Hell yeah, thank u SB for the Christmas present
Damn i was excited for a new video.
Hilarious how shaq was in the wrong on all of these