USA Today<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cJaVale, he works extremely hard. He\u2019s come in here and done so much for us as a player. And he only wants to be respected like any other player.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I understand Shaq works for a company that wants him to do that type of stuff and make fun of players. And it\u2019s cool and funny, but when you just keep doing it time and time and time again for no reason, and then a guy actually disagrees you and you threaten him \u2026 I didn\u2019t know cops could threaten civilians like that. So it\u2019s definitely childish. But that\u2019s what they want from these stars and these retired players \u2014 to feud with the guys that\u2019s playing now and to make arguments and disagreements. But if I was JaVale, I\u2019d feel the same way. It\u2019s childish.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cShaq wants to make a joke about it, but if it was him in that position, he wouldn\u2019t feel the same way. He\u2019ll call him a bum and all this. He was such a great player, obviously, but still, everybody can\u2019t be Shaq. He\u2019s trying to make his money and enjoy the game of basketball, and the perception is now that he\u2019s a dumb player because he made mistakes.<\/p>\n
\u201cShaq was a shitty free throw shooter and he missed dunks and he air-balled free throws. He couldn\u2019t shoot outside the paint. He didn\u2019t have those skills. He was bigger and stronger than everybody. And he still was a great player, but you had your flaws too as a player. And you played on five or six teams, too. So it\u2019s not like you\u2019re just this person center. You had your flaws, too.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo like I said, I didn\u2019t go on Twitter and threaten civilians like that, so I\u2019m glad you\u2019re getting challenged.\u201d<\/p>\n
ESPN is also reporting the Warriors have contacted Turner Sports to talk about their coverage of McGee. And this is coming just two months after a Shaqtin' A Fool producer tweeted, \"True Story: A consensus top-5 NBA player actually had his agent call Shaq's agent to ask Shaq to keep his client off Shaqtin' a Fool.\"<\/p>\n
2013 VIDEO<\/strong>: JaVale McGee saying he doesn't watch \"Shaqtin' a Coon.'<\/p>\n