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Splashing Millions on Marvel Villain Themed Rolls Royce 7 Ft Lakers Great Avenged Never Getting Superman Moniker From Shaquille O Neal

Published 08/22/2022, 5:30 PM EDTBy There have been numerous feuds between players in the NBA but there are not many that reached the magnitude of Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard. The two big men never failed to share their feelings for each other and safe to say, their feelings were not friendly. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad It all starts with the popular superhero ‘Superman’. When Shaq was in the Orlando Magic, the arena displayed the Superman logo whenever he made a humongous dunk. Needless to say, O’Neal was quite proud of his tag. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Fast forward to the 2004-05 season when a young Dwight Howard was drafted by the Magic. He liked being associated with Superman and he went on to don a red jersey during a dunk contest. A similar player sharing a similar nickname for the same team? Shaq certainly did not enjoy all of it. This led to a bad relationship between the two players. Recently, the two NBA stars were interviewed regarding some of their best car collections.LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 09: Shaquille O’Neal attends the WBC heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder at T-Mobile Arena on October 09, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) While showed off his car collection, Howard gave the audience a look at his sleek Marvel-themed Rolls Royce. The car is purple in color as it is based upon the popular supervillain, Thanos. Shaq and Dwight Howard show off some favorites of their car collections, including an invite to Michelle Pfeiffer and a Rolls-Royce inspired by a Marvel villain. Much more from athletes’ “Wild Rides” tonight at 12:05 on In Depth with . — NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) Howard said, “He [Thanos] was able to understand, in order for him to complete his mission, he had to get rid of his emotions. That’s the hardest thing that we all face.“Needless to say, we can all make out that Dwight Howard is a huge superhero fan.

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Shaq and Dwight share a pretty intense rivalry both on and off the court. They have faced off on 12 occasions and with both having 6 wins to their name. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Interestingly enough, even their individual stats are quite close! O’Neal averaged 15.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists. On the other hand, Dwight Howard averaged 16.5 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 1.0 assists. (Source:) However, one of the most memorable encounters between Shaq and Dwight came in a dance-off! The two faced off in a dance battle that also featured a young ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad WATCH THIS STORY: What is your favorite memory of Dwight Howard and Shaquille O’Neal? Let us know in the comments down below.

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ADVERTISEMENT Abhinava Ghosh 1062 articlesAbhinava is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor's in Journalism and Mass Communication. Abhinava has been following NBA for the past 6 years and is a huge fan of the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry.Please enable JavaScript to view the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

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