Kobe Bryant (Age 26) & Shaquille O'Neal (Age 32) Interview (2004)

[@lululemon0424]

This was 10+ years ago and now Shaq dearly misses Kobe. That's life.

[@BIGDREAMER444]

Right alot of beefs are just insecurities,petty problems ,not talking it out .

[@kapembwamutale9760]

Deep😢

[@STILLSTANDING23913]

Not at all Shaq does not miss Kobe.

[@BOSSDONMAN]

Almost 20 years lol

[@Karl671]

😢😢

[@theonewhoisbetterthanyou3570]

"Cooler than the other side of the pillow" - R.I.P. Stuart Scott

[@adamjabbar6760]

The One Who Is Better Than You.. Lloyd Banks

[@marcellisyale2185]

Tru

[@HakeemTheDream616]

I used to hear those words everyday after school, and I loved it. I miss Stuart Scott. R.I.P. 🙏

[@Karl671]

😢😢😢

[@Waliocoolioflo]

The worst breakup in sports history bruh

[@bobbyjohnson9409]

Kobe tries to play that it was cause Shaq was lazy and Kobe followers repeat it. 1. A guy averaging 40 and 20 and all the other numbers he put up in the finals ain’t lazy 2. If he is lazy like Kobe said, what’s that say about Kobe who is in the gym 15 hours a day and had no chance winning an mvp while Shaq was on the roster

[@Levi-lr4vi]

@@bobbyjohnson9409 I think it really escalated when Shaq got injured in the beginning of the 02-03 season and refused to rehab UNTIL the middle of the season. Quote 'I got hurt on company time, so I rehab on company time'. That's a little immature, especially when your team is fighting for seeding. Now OBVIOUSLY Kobe played a big part in the divorce(snitching to the police) but that's when the problems between them started peaking.

[@NyKCliffy87]

2:25.. Shaq May have to kiss Steve Kerr’s feet this year!

[@random5299]

He said within the next 5 years. Otherwise, he would've kissed Spo's

[@trillythagr8259]

@@random5299 but he also said it will never be done again

[@NoName-is2es]

Lmao 😂 Damn Shaq

[@Theraiman616]

lol

[@blissfulthoughts1947]

not this year lol

[@idrissherrod9727]

Wtf was Shaq on bruh talkin bout “I don’t have a cell phone cause people I’m connected with all you have to do is think and I’ll call you, I don’t have a cell phone” 😂😂

[@jet_streamgtx4607]

Shaq is so mad

[@stilesjohnson1745]

Idris Sherrod Lmmfbaooo

[@JJ-lg3np]

Hahahahhahaha he's technological more advanced than we are

[@spawn6459]

@@JJ-lg3np That S H I T went over both of y'all D U M B A S S head 😂

[@JJ-lg3np]

@@spawn6459 i was continuing the joke, lol develop social skills buddy

[@chrisconnor5418]

shaq is lowkey a genius he just plays a fool all the time

[@jacobm92]

shaq is not a genius

[@brandonjay7927]

Shaq strikes me as the type of individual that would never spill your secrets.

[@NoName-is2es]

Kobe Did Doe Lmao

[@user-ut4fs6mm7c]

Malcolm Darden nice defending a snitch yet korape didn’t defend dlo

[@greatomeister675]

Kobe comes across as a wannabe to me, he grew up with white kids.

[@jameslightsey1761]

@@user-ut4fs6mm7c korape smh lol you crazy

[@bossman3966]

@TheBestFighter you always D riding Kobrick... 😂

[@QuickStix26]

"All you gotta do is think, and I'll call you!" LOL!

[@MrDewayne]

QuickStix26 lmao

[@VirantRoss]

QuickStix26 weirdo...

[@JustinW06]

Shaqs IQ at it's best lol.

[@mr.marvin07]

Telepathy

[@NevaSellmySoul]

shaq IQ is beyond lower than his free throw percentage ​@@JustinW06

[@NMV-eq5jt]

The problem with the diesel is I'm technically advanced. That shit had me dying.

[@suryaedukutharayil5789]

Shaq gotta kiss steve kerrs feet on fear factor 😂

[@joeybiden9280]

Wit cheese on it 🦶🏿 🧀 💋

[@mr.burgess2575]

Lol. In his defense, he did say if a coach did it within the next 5 years lol.

[@shazebahmed0704]

He said next 5 years which didn’t happen Shaq got lucky when he said next five years 😁🤣

[@finesupplements9698]

I really liked just how human Shaq appeared here. The man is clearly upset but he wont let fo of his pride. If only he let go of his pride, who knows how many more chips they could of had together.

[@Alphasports576]

Not many

[@lowkeyIbes]

“Im technologically more advanced than you are.” Says the guy with no Cell Phone. 😂

[@moneyonfleek1992]

Shaq with the Espn theme 😂😂😂😂

[@KungaMatata]

I still honestly think it was Shaq's fault for not being willing to take backseat to Kobe since his game was declining. Yes Kobe could be tough to deal with but honestly they could've done the Magic-Kareem thing where Kareem dominated the first couple titles, then Magic took over and lead them to more.

[@scyanks7]

Feud started during Kobe's rape trial because Kobe accused Shaq of paying off women so they wouldn't leak stuff about him. Basically Kobe called Shaq a rapist. Kobe is a snitch and has always been bitch made. Do some research, the feud was all Kobe's fault.

[@itsjustmarcus2242]

It was Shaq's fault. Kobe is hard to deal with only if u don't work hard. Shaq used to show up to training camp out of shape all the time. Phil Jackson even agrees with Kobe that Shaq is lazy ass fuck. Listen a lot of people don't like Shaq too; Kobe, Phil, Charles Barkley, Pat Riley, even D-Wade all hate him. Yes Pat Riley and D-Wade hate Shaq cause during training camp in 2007, Jason Williams showed up late and Pat Riley kicked him out of practice. Then Shaq, got into a big argument with him and hated the fact that D-Wade didn't stand up for him. I heard D-Wade and Shaq hate each other to this day as well. After that incident, Pat Riley trades him to Phoenix. Know ur facts and stories bro.

[@ssgssjb9905]

Kunga Sagar but the 04 finals though...

[@Malik67627]

Marcus Grey stories aren't fax I know this is old

[@marcel3942]

Shaq was avg 33 and 13 in the finals... Lmfao why would he take a backseat to anybody?

[@globalmotivemusic5105]

Shaq is hilarious 😂

[@lexymaxie7659]

He was acting up fr 😂😂😂😂😂

[@24djay]

one thing shaq was absolutely right about is Kobe didnt make his teammates better during that run, chalk it up to young and mature but in 09, 10: It all changed

[@jonathanfanfan6681]

Kobe made Gasol, Odom, bynum better

[@stalkerwalker5325]

24djay no he did not. had good players around him. look at game 7 vs Celtics. typical Kobe, he shot and shot and shot and shot and shot. did nothing else did not try to get teammates involved even after it was obvious he could not hit a shot

[@stalkerwalker5325]

24djay shot 24 tim es made only 6 and had 2 assists.

[@drewbeez6353]

He had 17 rebounds? & they were losing he had to keep shooting shit

[@ogloc4478]

Stalker Walker everybody shot bad in that game you idiot

[@TheMLGToddC]

Shaq got me dying haha I love Kobe but I know Kobe wasn't like this off the camera. Kobe just handles his demeanor differently

[@STILLSTANDING23913]

Kobe the ultimate Narcissist that knows how to act on camera, off camera Kobe is abusive verbally and physically

[@jesusoropeza1885]

@@STILLSTANDING23913you typed this while having pizza grease on your shirt

[@Meleftnut]

@@jesusoropeza1885Kobe died a snitch

[@Meleftnut]

You’re a real one

[@TheMLGToddC]

Thanks bro@@Meleftnut

[@lakerfan3118]

Loved the NBA when it had extra drama.

[@elrojo2048]

The two greatest players to ever play the game amazing!!!!

[@dwightturner2642]

Both of these boys lying hard lol

[@mickeyjohnson5247]

Lol yup

[@stilesjohnson1745]

Dwight Turner Lmaoo.

[@Pistol213rd]

Shaq was actually keeping it real lol Kobe was the one being Nice lol

[@CJMacN1990]

Kobe was going to go to the bulls if the LAKERS had of kept shaq so dr. Jerry bus called shaq and said that he was starting to age and he didn't want to loose Kobe so he kept Kobe and traded shaq to Miami because they didn't want to pay shaq being the old head for the LAKERS so they kept Kobe. Kobe signed a $136 million dollar 7 year deal over the CLIPPERS.

[@Enoughsenoughnomas]

I love Kobe, but the narrative he tried to create about what happened from 99-04 is garbage; lakers didn’t win til Phil Jackson showed up and built the triangle offense around Shaq, because Shaq was the better player then, by far; Shaq won 3 straight finals mvps, a league mvp and a scoring title while Kobe won nothing except in every playoffs from 01-04 Kobe attempted more shots than Shaq to the dismay of Phil Jackson; but Shaq was still the lakers leading scorer every year they won rings from 99-02; in 03 playoffs and 04 playoffs kobe increased his fga over shaqs by astronomical amounts and Kobe became the leading scorer, by like 1ppg, but the lakers lost; Kobe said the triangle offense was “holding him back”, he got rape charge, Phil Jackson left, and Kobe didn’t get past the first round for 3 years; Phil returns brings back triangle offense “expert” Derek Fisher to run the triangle and smart euro player gasol, and other rebounders to make up for Kobe’s high amounts of missed shots as Phil and Tex build a new triangle around kobe who ends up with two rings in the triangle offense he claimed was holding him back in 04; The league and Kobe try to push the “Kobe’s chasing jordan” thing, so the narrative about what happened from 03-04 is constantly put out about “shaqs work ethic” hoping you’ll forget and just blindly go with the “5 rings” narrative; Kobe is a top great with bird and magic; but he has 2 finals mvps; he was the best player in a finals 2 times; 2 less than Lebron, and 4 less than jordan;

[@AllenRemo]

I don't have a cell phone...all you gotta do is think...and I'll call you. 😂😂😂 Shaq is gangsta man! He said that shit fast and with a straight face.

[@Ril014]

Erik Spoelstra took the Heat to the finals 4/5 years

[@TwoThreeForever]

True, but unfortunately Fear Factor did not aire during 2011-2014.

[@mattm3729]

You mean LeBron took the Heat to the finals 4/5 years

[@duketheking]

no fool... it was pat riley's decision making behind the bench that took bosh, wade, lebron to the finals 4times in 5 years

[@mattm3729]

Jordan Sharpe Wait, don't we agree here? Lol

[@mountainlion999]

But LeBron wasn't Head Coach Erik was L

[@youngrizzle2003]

Shaq was being selfish around this time. His skills were clearly on the decline, kobe was beginning his prime, and shaq still wanted the offense to run through him. Kobe works his ass off yet shaq takes "company time" to heal from injuries not to mention he was constantly out of shape.

[@CustomFitted]

U rite on da money

[@god_hand576]

KOBE LEGIT COST THEM THE FUCKING SERIES AGAINST THE PISTONS Shaq was killing them and kobes shot jacking cost them the series, nigga got outplayed by chauncey and Hamilton, it was sad Chauncey in an interview even said they let shaq just score at will so kobe naturally wouldnt get enough shots and get disgruntled and start shot jacking. Kobe being dumb as fuck back them cost them that shit

[@bossman3966]

@Teflon Don , Kobrick

[@bossman3966]

@Teflon Don 🍆🚴🏽‍♂️

[@joshuafult84]

it's wild how people don't realize Kobe was the one in the wrong. Shaq didn't mind Kobe becoming better it was the fact that Kobe didn't play high iq team ball.

[@mr.burgess2575]

Shaq is a master at interviews. She kept trying to get him to speak negative of Kobe.

[@darrylwallace2428]

I’m a heat fan and grateful for the time Shaq was here. But I wish Kobe and Shaq would’ve stayed together. That Laker team was one of the greatest teams ever assembled, and the Lakers more then likely would’ve won more championships had they stayed together.

[@andrewashford5617]

They were trash and cheated just like the warriors legacy don’t mean shhh when theirs proof the games were rigged against the kings

[@TMR2418]

Lol shaq is funny

[@Zeus0886]

It took Shaq getting traded from the Lakers to lose 50 pounds. Pat Riley wasnt playing that.

[@MFjaYWiLL]

Lmfaoooooo hell naw he wasn't

[@24djay]

I honestly think Shaq got hurt because deep down he knew it was Kobe's team and Kobe had come into his own and he didnt keep his mouth shut so the big brother ego got to him and the next 2 championships stung a little too he coulda had 5 like Kobe

[@wavybonevercetti5426]

No one they both were still successful afterwards...the fuck are you talking about??

[@brotherLee340]

That's true but Shaq did get the next ring first in MIAMI. Kobe was younger so it'd not a surprise he stayed good longer

[@andrewashford5617]

He know he big for nothing pure trash

[@shawswervoo]

Spot on

[@nyelement007]

i dont care what is said or done its in the past. these two guys are the best 1-2 punch ever. If they didnt split up they would have like 10 or 11 nba championships by now. noone could stop shaq by himself or kobe by himself. so how do you stop both on the floor? you cant double team 2 diff people so that is impossible. you cant have 4 guys guarding just 2 too many people open. plus shaq dominated inside the paint Kobe dominated outside with jumpers 3s fadeaways. they were the perfect duo ever in NBA history. but hey thats just my opinion so is the 10 NBA championships they could have won.....

[@kATOsTaRiS]

+thisguy177 If not 10, at least 6. Because Shaq's numbers were dropping after 2006. But if they had worked things out, they would have 3-peated 2004-2006 for sure. Then Kobe would win 2-3 more ring, maybe 3-peated the 2008-2010 finals. And then he could retire as the best Laker, shooting guard and possibly player ever.

[@bmore24t56]

10? stop knock it off

[@Ninja0492]

I truly believe that if shaq and kobe on the los angeles lakers didn't have that stupid bickering feud going on between them, they would've won another 3-peat from 2003, 04 and 05 like for real and become one of the nba's next greatest dynasties from many long years of long ago but we can all dream.

[@Discipleofthelordandjesus]

Blame kosnitch

[@kapo2012fb]

Lmao 😂😂😂 "I don't have a cell phone" in 2004

[@hyrick1790]

This was nice kobe to the media

[@david24680dw]

Shaq was petty af

[@spoketybacon5733]

Kobe and Shaq the most dominant duo in NBA history

[@Death-jl1cv]

32 years old Center? It’s crazy how Shaq was still the best player in the league at the time.

[@Paragon231]

He wasn't. At that time Duncan was.

[@Death-jl1cv]

@@Paragon231 At his position maybe, best player? No.

[@Maxjuliann]

@@Paragon231neither of them were it was mf kobe Bryant

[@davidvasquez8565]

This was Stuart Scott at his finest! The loudest one the best sportscaster of all time! #Genius #TheGoat

[@Karl671]

You ain’t lying

[@RitshGamer]

Shaq seems pretty mad in this one

[@random5299]

Well, he was the one traded...

[@JustNeedaBeerandPark]

Was..not seems.

[@michaelacurry19]

This was when ESPN was hot 🔥🔥 rip Stuart

[@TitaniumExpose13]

He said it would never be done again. Steve Kerr did it and still is.

[@ScottStuart2K]

2:25 - 2:35 Erik Spoelstra with Miami 2011-2014. Pucker up Shaq 😂😂

[@scytheagent7821]

Steve Kerr 2015 - 2018

[@elswizzo3239]

I fucks wit Shaq, I fuck with all athletes that you can tell they just being themselves

[@officialmightynotoriousaka3897]

After the LA Lakers lost to the Detroit Pistons in five games in 2004, Shaq and kobe era in LA came to an end, Shaq traded to the Miami heat,kobe Bryant stayed with the Lakers

[@officialmightynotoriousaka3897]

The LA Lakers had been to the NBA finals four times in the past five years and won three of em from 2000-2002, until 2004 season

[@officialmightynotoriousaka3897]

Shaq''the diesel'' was traded to the Miami heat, kobe Bryant the black Mamba stayed with the LA Lakers for 20 yrs in a single franchise

[@sirz11]

man shaq was a troll lmaoo

[@bigwes2020productions]

My favorite part is at 4:42 straight up hilarious!!!

[@louflores1787]

Two alphas that are dominant unfortunately sometimes need to separate and do what's best for themselves. Respectfully saying don't get me wrong during the Era that Kobe and Shaq played together they dominated together and accomplish great memories and championship moments for the Lakers . No team at that time could stop them. To me when they went there own pathways was hard to believe but at the end of the day with respect of saying it turned out to be a blessing. Kobe got 2more rings for a total of 5 with the Lakers and Shaq got one more ring with the Miami Heat for a total of 4 rings all together . Kobe retired with The Lakers and Shaq retired with the Celtics.

[@5cbridgey]

San Antonio stopped them one year. It's crazy when any sporting team sacks such a successful coach

[@checkkem]

shaq @ 3:20 showing mad respect, that's the only knock against Kobe; he doesn't make others better

[@BoRickersonMcFoosters]

He made Shaq better than he ever played for 3 championships lol if you watched ball back then you would know Kobe sacrificed a lot to feed Shaq to get him all those numbers.. you cant be a pivotal key to winning 5 championships and not make players around you better

[@drevm7991]

Wtf? I never realized they fired Phil.

[@ExilixE]

after taking them to their 5th Finals too. Weird. But it'd be hard to suddenly say to Shaq. "Hey I know you've been captain of this ship, paid your dues with 3 championships, and older than Kobe by 6 years, But we want you to be the Robin to his Batman now, while we pay him a Max contract and be the focal point while we pay you less" If I were Shaq I'd be like you out your damn mind. After everything I did for this team, you wanna relegate me?

[@LGprtII]

05:01 - "...and that's the problem with the Diesel. I'm technolog-ally more advance than you are. My thought prasses begins..." C'mon Shaq. 🤦🏿‍♂️😂

[@michelangelooliver2590]

Shaq is a GENIUS 😅

[@SealAngel]

"Better than Mike...Better than Shaq" Haha according to Shaq he's the second greatest player of all time!

[@FunkNatives]

One thing Shaq was right about was about no team ever going back to the finals 4-5 times, lebrons the exception as a "player" to go back to the finals every year since the 10-11 season..

[@kyronbattle8339]

FunkNatives Eric spoelstra

[@Luis-mu5yj]

Kyron Battle Kerr? Lol

[@bak6i6a]

Kobe is handling the situation like a grown man, Shaq is like a little kid.

[@QuickStix26]

They were both lying out their teeth. Kobe just did it in a smoother way.

[@bak6i6a]

+QuickStix26 Sure you can tell they are both lying, but Kobe handled the situation like a mature adult. Shaq was like 7 years older and he was acting like a kid who got his feelings hurt.

[@stalkerwalker5325]

Mihail Duchev omg, grown man? Kobe's the guy that broke up the lakers for personal gain. He the guy that would rather. nature guy in Colorado.

[@JG31392]

Stalker Walker No he didn't. Shaq was being selfish and asking for 30 million a year when he was no longer the player he once was.

[@stalkerwalker5325]

JG32 Shaq averaged 27 pts 11 RBS shooting 63℅ against defensive player of year in Ben wallace in NBA finals. Kobe averaged 22 shooting 38℅ from field and an 18% from 3. Kobe shot 118 times compared to shaqs 84 times. Kobe shot 34 more times than Shaq in 6 games and Shaq still averaged 5 more points than Kobe. A declined Shaq still better than Kobe. Look at lakers next year with Kobe as leader. loosing record while Shaq was leading Heat to title. Kobe is just lucky because he played for Lakers where it's easy to get free agents because they want to go to LA

[@andrewashford5617]

“He got mad at me for being the goat, I got mad at him for being an overgrown kid” big difference!!!

[@RavinManiac]

2:26 "If a coach takes a team to the finals 4 out of 5 years, I will kiss his feet on Fear Factor, with cheese on it. That will never be done again." Since then, Erik Spoelstra, Steve Kerr, and Ty Lue has been to the Finals 4/4 times (Kerr 5 times)

[@ezirulez4eva175]

Ty lue hasn't done that

[@RavinManiac]

@@ezirulez4eva175 my bad, Blatt was the coach in 2015

[@vincentp9081]

"The NBA stands for "nothing but actors" (Shaquille O'Neal)

[@avewave6944]

This was hilarious! "I don't have a cell phone."

[@pvillaluna1]

These reporters trying their hardest to create drama

[@SoKrayzie]

there were dramas... go google Kobe's interview with Jim Gray in 2003 when they were still on the same team. Kobe didn't hold back.

[@tintocherian7715]

Shaq did stick around another 2 seasons after his last Championship with the Lakers so its not like the fall from grace was as abrupt as people want to make it seem...I honestly believe the Shaq-Kobe duo stayes together as long as they possibly could but even Kobe came into his own and was ready to lead and Shaq was better off going to the Heat where he could be the bigger half to Wade

[@Vnov93]

“I don’t have a cellphone” Ok Shaquille, LMAO

[@Pistol213rd]

All you gotta do is think and he will call you lmfao

[@DestroyNations]

This looks like a bad skit.

[@yoe91]

lol Shaq in this interview "- So do you think Kobe... - NO."

[@usefhaslem6643]

shaq better be ready to kiss erik spolstera's feet then

[@mduar1000]

usef haslem Lebron took the team to the finals not that fool called Erick

[@bballah4lyfe]

K Woosh naw it was eric wade bosh lebron and 8 other guys.

[@mduar1000]

Knight Rydah point is Their.coach didnt do it.

[@wakaikozy6084]

usef haslem he said in the next five years .. this interview was in 04. spoesltra never went to the finals in 09 nor '10.. he was able to go to the finals 7 years later after this interview. . your claim is baseless

[@killthanos3288]

2 rings, Steve Kerr got the cheez whiz!

[@darrylwilliams6627]

Kobe said I use to get mad at me cuz he wasn't in tip top shape.

[@savolrat]

2:24 ... Did shaq kiss Spoelstra's feet on fear factor? only thing better than 4 finals in 5 years is 4 straight finals.

[@antjacksonjr]

I mean it only happened because of stacked talent. Anyone could've coached that team and made it to the finals

[@alij8h]

Heat only won 2, Lakers won 3

[@xiamfinal571]

Also they play in the east

[@luissyquia]

This shaq and kobe fued screwed the lakers out of a 2-3 more championships :(

[@iloading_]

Lmao Shaq is sensitive

[@shaquillbranch2521]

Shaq interview funny is hell

[@boohoo151]

Haha I dnt got a cell phone all u got to do is think and I'll connect wit u

[@STILLSTANDING23913]

Kobe Bryant is De’Vell Douglas Williams. He is still alive in Bedford and Euless, TX. He stole my house.

[@luckyluke1503]

You could hear Shaq was still salty and a kid but Kobe was over it.

[@wabe4pres]

Shaq was mad af and was trolling in this video. Kobe was lyin too💀💀. Both of them was💀

[@Hesimms]

Shaq "Phil Jackson took a team to the finals four out of five years , it will never happen again if a Coach ever does it i'll kiss his feet" GSW STEVE KERR, get yo feet ready.

[@MrIncredibleGuy]

Within the next five years he said.

[@Pistol213rd]

@@MrIncredibleGuy not only that fear factor ain’t around no more haha

[@MrOctober44]

Shaq ducks almost every question, lol

[@Alexander81225]

I haven’t seen Stewart Scott in a minute

[@keem3795]

The NBA made this like a rap beef lol

[@joshuafult84]

LOL

[@SteveSmith-bv6rz]

Kobe,said"i'm about to be in my prime, so get rid of this lazy,bald headed scrub who can't make a free throw to save his life,and make it my team"

[@iliasVoolgaris]

They should have fucking worked it out.....5 more rings.

[@BEENONE24]

Lmaoooo, "I don't have a cell phone".

[@jt9172]

Yoooo kobe remembered this interview, it's why he said Shaq wouldve been the greatest if he stayed in shape 🤣, listen to what shaq said about kobe being the greatest and tell me kobes answer in the more recent interview is a coincidence

[@lel2012]

Shaq , now maybe he is the person who think about Kobe daily the most.

[@ofwcy338]

kobe is just matured and smart . shaq was obviously childish lol

[@Maxjuliann]

Shaq was mature he is just goofy by nature

[@officialmightynotoriousaka3897]

Shaq''the diesel''and kobe Bryant the black Mamba had played together on the LA Lakers for eight years until the 2004 season

[@planetbenis2606]

rip stuart scott miss u

[@andresvelasco8163]

Shaq doin the espn theme music

[@user-nt4sl5hp5m]

After seeing other interviews after Kobe retired, I get the feeling the media during this time overdramatized this situation. Kobe sounds well spoken, articulate and mature here. On the other hand, Shaq sounds upset and disappointed. You can see the difference between their two personalities. Kobe's just different. He's more serious and has a vision of where he wants to go and what he wants to achieve. Shaq is more laid back and casual. You can see how their two personalities would clash. I can understand why Kobe would not play team ball at that time. Lots of other NBA players in other interviews said he didn't quite respect anyone who didn't commit, work hard or take the game as serious has he did. Shaq does seem immature in this interview. I can see why their relationship strained. Shaq said he left for Miami because he wanted more money than what they were giving him. But if they gave him more money then there would be fewer quality role players. That team was getting old and injury plagued. I think Phil left because he didn't want to coach a rebuilding team. He wanted a contender. It's interesting to see how Kobe came to mature after this point, figuring out the balance of the game, and lead his new teams to championships.

[@spoketybacon5733]

@frusionnn who else went to 4 finals in 5 years, who else went 16-1 in the playoffs thats pure dominance

[@jamalabdelbaset6635]

Love Kobe, but why he chose Jim Gray to be his Ahmed is beyond me.

[@lonib213]

Jim was close to the family when Kobe was born.

[@jamalabdelbaset6635]

@@lonib213 Really? Hmm. That makes sense then.

[@killthanos3288]

Steve Kerr got some Cheez Wiz

[@just2potamos]

7:18 "give them an oscar and an emmy" she was right :D

[@bamjackson2530]

John Salley's interview with Vlad brought me here. They both lying there asses off. Everything wasn't a lie but alot was.

[@SealAngel]

"I'm technology more advanced than you are....my thought process begins where a regular human apexes at"

[@cesarr5006]

Being a real Laker fan; complete dissapointment in both of them at that time; couldnt put it aside for the team and for LA! That's why Bill Russel is the greatest player of all time! Its about winning, no matter what you leave behind!

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

As a Celtics fan I concur with this sentiment

[@Tor109]

Shaq went to the heat and turned them into an instant contender. They went to conference finals in year 1 year 2 NBA title. He got hurt and the heat never did anything until Lebron got there. Kobe couldn't get out of the first round for 3 years and asked for a trade until they landed Gasol.

[@dominic4981]

They were better duo than pippen and jordan

[@TwoThreeForever]

I'd have to respectfully disagree.

[@asare240]

Figva RS absolutely not. are you stupid?

[@nathanielwilliams7228]

When does 3championships, beat 6 championship? In a time when the league was more physical and all the hand checking rules weren't implemented?

[@joegarcia8189]

they had potential to surpass them or be equals

[@MrDewayne]

I'm laughing at these comments people really are breaking it down lol. I thought i was the only one who break stuff down like that.

[@lorenzdantes7799]

Shaq said if there will be another coach who can take a team to four finals out of five years, he will kiss his feet on fear factor with cheese on it. Since then, Erik Spoelstra managed to bring the Miami Heat to four consecutive finals (2011-2014), while Steve Kerr managed to bring the warriors to 5 straight finals (2015-2019)

[@leq6992]

He did preface it by saying "in the next 5 years..." meaning from 2005-2009, so that actually held up.

[@FrancisAlloteyJr]

Shaq gotta kiss steve kerrs feet. "If any coach takes a team to the finals 4 out of 5 years I'll kiss his feet, with cheese on it."

[@hiphoprbloverjon9180]

This was so funny. 😂😂😂

[@mickeyjohnson5247]

Lol yes it was

[@1nickmorf]

^Celtics fan watching a Laker vid? Notice no one has come close not because there was better coaching or players back then but because competition, coaching, and players have gotten better year by year. 10 championships back then would roughly be equivalent to 4 championships now (not that anyone can get that estimation 100% accurate) just shows how much sports grow throughout time.