Shaq has been in quite a few battles with current NBA players over the past couple of years. Recently he gave what he called “motivation” to Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell telling him live on TNT “I don’t think you have what it takes to get to the next level”.
Mitchell, looking shocked by the comment, responded with an “Aight, that’s it. I’ve been hearing that since my rookie year.”
What Mitchell lacked in response, Republican House Representative Kera Birkeland made up for and then some. In a resolution, titled ‘House Resolution Honoring Donovan Mitchell‘, Birkeland recognized Mitchell’s “exemplary service to the Utah Jazz and the Utah community” and took shots at Shaq like your favorite ‘URL‘ battle rapper. Check out some of these bars:
“WHEREAS, in Utah, we support our players when they face awkward abuse during 22 post-game interviews disguised as pep talks; 23
WHEREAS, the claim by Shaquille O’Neal (Shaq) on January 21, 2021, that Utah Jazz 24 All-Star Donovan Mitchell Jr. (Donovan) doesn’t have what it takes to get to the next level is 25 even less accurate than his 50.4% playoff free-throw percentage (slightly worse than Donovan’s 26 88.1%); 27
WHEREAS, the Jazz eliminated Shaq and the Los Angeles Lakers from the playoffs in *HR0003* H.R. 3 01-26-21 9:21 AM – 2 – 28 1997 (4-1) and 1998 (4-0); 29
WHEREAS, we are not talking about 2000, 2001, 2002, or 2006 right now, the years in 30 which Kobe Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers and Dwayne Wade’s Miami Heat won championships 31 for Shaq; 32 WHEREAS, Kazaam has a 5% rating on rotten tomatoes; 33
WHEREAS, Shaq under-develops his hot takes almost as well as his 1990’s “Shaq Fu” 34 video game;”
And she ended it with:
“BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED “Aight. That’s it.”
I’d love to see Representative Birkeland participate in Dame D.O.L.L.A’s four-bar Friday but for now, you can read the entire resolution, courtesy of TMZ Sports, below.