“Ben looked at me said ‘I got Shaq’, so I mean that’s half the problem solved” - Rip Hamilton on facing Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal in the 2004 NBA Finals
“Friction?… I just couldn’t get them on the same page, they didn’t like each other, it was contentious” - Mike D’Antoni on the difficulties of coaching the 2012-13 LA Lakers
"I was playing to satisfy the Bill Russells, the Kareem Abdul Jabbars and you know, the Bob Laniers" - Isiah Thomas recalls meeting Kobe Bryant and sharing basketball knowledge with him
"Shaq fired back that he and Kobe never hung out together" - NBA insider reveals major reason why Shaquille O’Neal's relationship with Kobe Bryant fell out
Dwyane Wade reveals Shaquille O'Neal told his Miami Heat he wanted to be superior to Kobe Bryant: “Shaq went off on us, and as a young player I didn’t understand why”
“Dr. Buss is sitting courtside as Shaq kind of struts along the sideline, and looks directly at Dr. Buss and says ‘you better pay me’” - Brian Shaw on Shaquille O’Neal offending Dr. Jerry Buss over his Lakers future
“First he was an irritant, but then secondly, it became ‘man it’s a sense of respect’” - Michael Jordan on Kobe Bryant calling him late in the night for advice
"Jordan heard himself uttering the same words to Kobe, that Dr. J had said to him 12 years earlier, 'if you need anything, just call'" - Jackie MacMullan on Michael Jordan being a mentor to Kobe Bryant
“Kobe is like MJ… Shaq was like Magic” - Byron Scott compares Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant's leadership styles, says Shaq was always uplifting his teammates
“He’s killing Shaq, we watching film, ‘Kobe you gotta pass the ball, Shaq you got to get back’” - Ty Lue on playing under Phil Jackson, says he held the best players accountable
"It wasn't the failure of a super team, it was really the failure of Shaq and Kobe" - Howard Beck on why LA Lakers were embarrassed in the ‘04 Finals by Detroit Pistons
"There were five better basketball players" - Jason Williams calls Kobe Bryant the greatest 'Laker' of all time but claims there were better basketball players who played for the franchise
"Imma just get in my Kobe bag really quick and live with the results" - Kyrie Irving reveals the regret he had from his 60-point masterpiece against Orlando Magic
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