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Kobe Bryant swore to never play with a dominant center after Shaquille O'Neal left: "Michael didn't, and Kobe didn't want to either"
Gary Vitti had a front-row seat to Kobe Bryant 's iconic career. Right after Shaquille O'Neal left the Los Angeles Lakers, ...
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"Nobody waited for me when I came into the league" - Shaq was sick and tired of the 'Kobe experiment' before they won a title
Kobe was still growing as a player, which meant he occasionally struggled from the field and committed senseless turnovers.
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"I was just emotionally spent and exhausted" - Jerry West said acquiring Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal in the same offseason crushed his health
In the years following the Showtime era, the Los Angeles Lakers entered unfamiliar territory — irrelevance. The once-feared ...
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Lakers reportedly once offered Kobe Bryant to Cavs for LeBron James
Years ago, the Lakers tried to make what would've likely been the most gargantuan trade in the history of team sports.
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"Kobe doing it, and I just got Kobe’s back" - Shaquille O'Neal admits to taking a backseat in the Lakers 2002 NBA Championship run
The numbers back up Shaq's claims. Whereas he averaged 30 points per contest in the 2000 and 2001 playoffs, his output ...
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Shaquille O'Neal Has Surprising Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, MJ Comparison
Former Los Angeles Lakers superstar center Shaquille O'Neal recently broke down the games of his former teammates LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. O'Neal played alongside Bryant from 1996-2004 in L.A ...
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“Kobe Bryant Was a Lifer, Tom Brady Should Have Been…”: Despite the $30M Offer, Shaquille O’Neal Felt Brady Was Disrespected by the Patriots
Throwback to 2020 when the NBA on TNT crew discussed how Tom Brady left the Patriots after being disrespected by their ...
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"I got the easier part of Shaq" - Dwyane Wade credits Shaquille O'Neal for his rise to NBA superstardom
The real breakout came in the 2005-06 season when Dwyane took a giant leap by averaging 27.2 points in the regular season and ...
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"Ain't nobody beatin' this team in a seven game series" - Shaquille O'Neal reveals his all-time starting five and claims it is unbeatable
Defensively, the lineup is just as terrifying. Jordan and Bryant were named to the All-Defensive First Team nine times each, ...
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Shaquille O’Neal Reveals His Son Shareef Enlightened Him On The ‘Downfall’ Of Hightop Basketball Shoes
Shareef O'Neal told his father Shaquille O'Neal to ditch the high-top basketball shoes as the style is outdated ...