When Shaquille O'Neal’s candid rap video dissing Kobe Bryant was leaked for $1500: “Tell me how my a** tastes”
Shaquille O'Neal is known for not holding back his feelings and expressing them in different ways. While he feuded with the late Kobe Bryant, O'Neal did a freestyle rap, dissing his former teammate, and footage of it was leaked.
The footage shows Shaq with plenty of people surrounding him while he has the microphone. The video started off with the former LA Lakers star going all in on dissing Bryant.
"Check it. You know how I be, last week Kobe couldn't do without me. Kobe, n****, tell me how my a** tastes."
Shaq continued with his freestyle before finally going back to dissing his former teammate.
"I'm a horse. Kobe ratted me out. That's why I'm getting divorced. He said, 'Shaq gave a b**** a mil.' I don't do that, 'cause my name Shaquille."
O'Neal and Bryant achieved success together with the Lakers. However, after their 2004 NBA Finals run, the duo couldn't stand each other anymore, and the management had to choose between the two. Still, it was not a good look to see teammates winning three straight championships together.
Their beef lasted a long time. Luckily, they were both able to have a chance to have a sitdown talk with each other and reflect on what happened between the two of them. The two Lakers legends have both been honored by the organization by having their jerseys retired at the Crypto.com arena.
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When Shaquille O'Neal shut down rumors of having beef with Kobe Bryant and dissed Dwight Howard at the same time
It's easy for famous people to get misunderstood in interviews, especially if they don't get a chance to elaborate on what they say. A similar thing almost happened to Bryant as he tried to clarify things on Twitter after talking about his experience with Shaquille O'Neal as a teammate.
The five-time champion was interviewed after his retirement and shared how O'Neal could've been the greatest player of all-time:
"I wish he was in the gym. I would have had (expletive) 12 rings. . It wouldn’t even be close. ... Me and Shaq sit down all the time, and I say, ‘If your lazy (expletive) was in shape."
When Shaq saw this, he shared his take, which stirred up controversy:
"U woulda had twelve if u passed the ball more especially in the finals against the pistons #facts. You don’t get statues by not working hard"
Shortly after this, the Black Mamba had to make things clear for the fans that the two of them weren't having a fight. Simply put, the two were having a friendly banter. Bryant tweeted:
There is no beef with @SHAQ I know most media want to see it but it ain’t gonna happen. Ain’t nothin but love there and we too old to beef anyway #3peat
To which, Shaq replied:
There is no beef with @SHAQ I know most media want to see it but it ain’t gonna happen. Ain’t nothin but love there and we too old to beef anyway #3peat
O'Neal isn't fond of Dwight Howard as a player, but his choice to diss him out of nowhere was uncalled for.
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