WATCH: Shaquille O’Neal weighs in on Stephen A. Smith-Whitlock feud

Jason Whitlock isn’t Stephen A. Smith’s biggest fan, and he’s let his viewers know.

Most recently, Whitlock accused Smith of exaggerating aspects of his career in the ESPN host’s memoir "Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes" — calling him “Stephen A. Myth.”

Smith clearly took it to heart, going on a nearly 40-minute rant during which he unloaded explicit shots at Whitlock.

The beef has gained so much attention that Shaquille O’Neal even weighed in, noting that he wouldn’t speak the way Smith did out of respect for his churchgoing mother.

“Jason Whitlock, I know he’s going to have something to say, and as a fan, I’m going to just sit back and watch,” O’Neal said on "The Big Podcast with Shaq."

“Even though those two are serious, it’s still comedy to me,” O’Neal added.

O’Neal then went on to laugh as he counted how many times Smith called Whitlock a “fat bastard” in his rant.

“You just got a master’s class on how to be a public figure, how to be a likable public figure, how to be a relatable public figure from Shaquille O’Neal. And how to mix in your message, what you really think, while being a relatable, fun-loving, public figure,” Whitlock says, laughing.

“Shaq very cleverly took no shots at Stephen A. Smith, but basically said ‘I have too much respect for my mother and my parents to make a fool of myself the way that Stephen A. Smith did,’” Whitlock continues.

“He made a fool of himself, and Shaq very politely called it out,” he adds.

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