There is no reason why these two people don't get along. Especially because their careers are almost identical. O 'Neill and Howard are both super center rookies with different physical and athletic abilities. These two big men are the real champions of Orlando Magic. Both former Magic players like to joke, just as they like to rule inside.
But even in his career choice, Dwight seems to be imitating Shaq. Although so far, Howard's success is much lower.
Howard and Magic lost to an experienced team in the 2009 finals? Just like O 'Neill did in' 95. After several unremarkable seasons, Dwight left Orlando to play for the same team as Shaq? Los Angeles Lakers.
But after that, both of them went back and forth between different teams, leaving a statistically insignificant season on their respective basketball reference pages.
Early in Dwight's career, the two centers had some positive interactions. But as Dwight is getting closer to his peak, Shaq is also going downhill. This is not only reflected in their game level, but also in their importance in the league and around.
In the 2008 All-Star Weekend, everything reached its peak. This is the first time Dwight has become the biggest man in the East, mainly because Shaq was traded to the Phoenix Suns.
It's not just O 'Neal who made Dwight the starting center. But obviously it didn't make Shaq feel worse, because he felt that Dwight took another championship that night? Superman.
To say that O 'Neill is a big fan of Superman is obviously an understatement of O 'Neill's figure. Over the years, he has collected a large number of superman goods and customized superman items. He also tattooed the kryptonian symbol on his arm. Shaq even starred in a superhero movie in DC.
In the 2008 slam dunk contest, Dwight put on a Superman cloak, which Howard thought was a tribute to his super center predecessors. That night, he won the dunk contest as Superman and was declared Superman in the All-Star Game the next day.
Dwight's idea is obviously an affront to Shaq. O 'Neill directly denied that Howard was Superman.
Superman is still mine. O 'Neill said last week. ? He (Howard) must do something to be called Superman. Anyone can win the dunk contest. The real Superman is dead. He was killed by Pat in Miami? Riley assassination. ?
Obviously, Shaq feels that Superman's title must be fought for? Not just to win the dunk contest, but to be regarded as a novel role.
The reasons behind this seemingly random feud can be understood from many different angles. One of them is that Dwight's appearance may pose a threat to Shaq. O 'Neill is no longer the strongman of the past, and another superstar center followed in his footsteps earlier than he hoped. Two alliances? Superman? How the mouth-to-mouth war between the two countries began.
Another reason may be that O 'Neill may think Dwight is a super big man in the league, but he doesn't necessarily deserve all the praise. Shaq went through a hellish test in the 1990s.
Although these legendary centers in the 1990s had the physical strength to bully anyone on the planet, they didn't give O 'Neill a chance to become a superstar, and they also made him stumble in the process of growing up.
Maybe Shaq likes Superman too much to let other players steal his nickname.
But most likely, it may be a combination of the three. Although the two superstars are strikingly similar, O 'Neill and Howard have never really got along.
Obviously, there is no room for two Superman in this world.