Griffin III condemned the racist imagery last week in a social media post. But Griffin’s response sparked new drama when he claimed people in Reese’s inner circle had previously contacted him to validate his criticism of her rivalry with Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark.

Former basketball superstar Shaquille O’Neal took aim at former NFL star quarterback Robert Griffin III after Griffin made a social media post about Chicago Sky star Angel Reese. In a social media post, Griffin attempted to defend Reese, but amplified a racist edit of the star on the ‘NBA 2K26 cover’ to his 2.2 million followers, drawing backlash.

Shaq called out Griffin after the former quarterback reposted a racist edit of Reese's "NBA 2K26" cover while denouncing it.