Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille ONeal went after former NFL star Robert Griffin III over the ex-quarterbacks remarks about Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese.ONeal appeared to be upset over Griffin coming to the defense of Reese as he reshared a racist picture depicting her as a monkey on the cover of a video game. In the same post, Griffin wrote that he was told by someone from her "inner circle" that Reese hates Caitlin Clark.The odd post caught the attention of the sports world last week. ONeal made his comments about it on the "Off the Record" podcast. His appearance hit the internet on Tuesday.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"RG3, tweet another monkey post about my girl Angel Reese and Im gonna punch you in your f---ing face," ONeal said. "Its enough. I dont usually do stuff like this, but just stop it bro," ONeal said. "You got your job, you got your podcast. Leave my Angel Reese alone. Im the one calling her and telling her not to respond. F---ing stop it. Thats the last time."Its not real hate. If you look around at whats going on in this real country, thats hate. This is sports. Im not supposed to like you. Its a shame that all the stuff that you did in your life, youre gonna be remembered for your podcast. Youre gonna be remembered for your podcast. That should tell you youre not that f---ing great. I dont want to be remembered for Shaqs Big Podcast. I do not."ONeal said hes been talking to Reese and imploring her not to respond. He added that Griffin should leave WNBA players alone and stick to his own sport.Griffin didn't immediately respond to O'Neal's post.He wrote several paragraphs on social media, first coming to the defense of Reese after a racist image of her NBA 2K26 appeared. He said there was "no place for racism in the world" and that Reese "should never be called or depicted as a monkey"Griffin added that he was quiet about Reese because of the hate he and his family received over the most recent discourse in May after a contentious moment between the twoWNBA stars."That will never be OK with me. I never attacked her or her family when I stated and backed up with clear basketball evidence that Angel Reese hates Caitlin Clark. Its sports. Everybody wont like each other," he added. "People in Angels inner circle called me and told me I was right, and Angel Reese has grown to hate Caitlin Clark because of the media always asking her about Caitlin and being constantly compared to her.CAITLIN CLARK NEEDS TO BE HELD BACK IN HEATED CONFRONTATION WITH WNBA REF"Some people made it about race, but I never did and never will. Instead of becoming the villain in anyones story, I decided to just not. All that being said, Angel Reese or any Black man or woman should never be called or depicted as a Monkey. Ever."Reese appeared to respond to Griffins remarks in a separate post."lying on this app when everybody know the first and last name of everybody in my circle for clout is nastyyyy work," she wrote.Reeses mom also claimed Griffin was lying about talking with the basketball players inner circle.""Whomever U say "called" U is not in her circle 2 speak on her feelings towards a media/fandom made up beef," she wrote. "Just stay on that side bc the doors are closed over here."Griffin fired back."I spoke up in support of Angel Reese against racism not to start drama," he wrote on X. "But I wont let anyone twist the truth just because its inconvenient to them. Instead of trying to check me, just tighten up your circle."They calling me and saying you hate Caitlin Clark, not the other way around. I have zero interest in being the villain in anyones story. I just want to have fun, tell the truth and celebrate sports. But I wont pretend or lie just to protect feelings."Griffinmade the initial claimthat Reese "hates" Clark after the Sky and Fever stars got into a heated skirmish in May.Both Clark and Reese were named to the All-Star Game.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.