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McGee's feud with Shaq is starting to get heated


Golden State Warriors center JaVale McGee was already fed up earlier this year with being featured on Inside the NBA's "Shaqtin' a Fool' segment, featuring his lowlight moments on the court that include some embarrassing bloopers.

Now, things have escalated between him and Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal.

Rewind to a few days ago: O'Neal called out McGee on the air, saying the forward doesn't show respect to him like other players. Then, he said if McGee goes without a mistake in three games, he'll be left out of the next five installments of "Shaqtin' a Fool":

But when McGee showed off his new, quirky haircut, Shaq had to say something:

This was McGee's reply:

As many have pointed out, that's Bert Williams, a comedian who performed in blackface in minstrel shows. O'Neal tried to tell him he was just kidding around, but used a clip of another McGee blooper in the process:

Will this keep going? It seems like it's gone too far at this point.