Now, Dwight Howard and O’Neal will reportedly bury the hatchet. From The Vertical‘s Shams Charania:
After years of feuding, Houston Rockets star Dwight Howard and future Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal are partnering.
Howard plans to hire O’Neal’s agent, Perry Rogers, for his new representation, multiple sources told The Vertical. Rogers could file official paperwork with the National Basketball Players Association as soon as Friday, sources said.
O’Neal, a longtime public nemesis of Howard’s, had extensive conversations with the Houston center and sold him on the marketing of “Superman” and the representation of Rogers, sources said. The potential of marketing Howard and O’Neal in advertisements together played a role, too, sources said.
This is an interesting report. I’m glad that Shaq and Dwight are ending what has been a largely immature feud. It sounds like Shaq is being the bigger man here, and has not only accepted Howard’s use of the name ‘Superman,’ but is encouraging it.
