Players Only: Shaq & Kobe - Kobe Almost Went To The Bulls | NBA on TNT

[@martinombata2253]

Forever in our Hearts Kobe.

[@JoseOrtiz-fc7mj]

The only other team he considered was the Bulls. As a Bulls fan I am honored.

[@Koolinq]

Jose Ortiz Clippers too

[@LESTIFISA]

He always a wannabe

[@artisticskillz01]

He loved Michael Jordan.

[@dbzfan4evermj233]

Same bro

[@mizzou1016]

Why would you be honored? What a weird thing to say.

[@JesseJones23]

As a Bulls fan this hurts so badly to hear 😂

[@theanimationlads7598]

Ikr

[@jordanmahony4268]

Just imagine rose and Kobe together

[@waltergunderson2397]

They would of been a playoff team with Kobe so no chance to ever get rose

[@nhel2471]

Rose would never be mvp

[@JoseOrtiz-fc7mj]

This move would have potentially have Lebron signing w the bulls in 2010. Kobe, Rose and Lebron on one team! This hurts!

[@BlobbyBlobz2acct]

even shaq didnt know kobe goig to bulls, cant wait for other players to do one on one

[@ChillRichard]

Renzo C I would had a Kobe/Lebron one on one interview

[@travis675]

Watched the whole interview makes you love and wish they stayed together so much more

[@leostevano8128]

Shaq won 0 with penny. So shaq and kobe won it together like mj and pippen.

[@TWIZZTHEWHIZKID]

Leostevano Shaq & Wade have 1 though.

[@thelarry383]

The shaq and wade ring was rigged

[@JohnO316]

3 FINALS MVP DON'T @ HIM

[@NOAOFFICIALPAGE]

Lil-Brother He could have if he never left

[@theblakex]

He got to the finals with Penny, so it's not like they weren't close

[@jaex5651]

That's is so true you cant win by urself...Kobe my mann...miss you..

[@OBSVFULC]

Man seeing this now just hurts!

[@rouij.9208]

R.I.P. Mamba. You will forever be missed.

[@BlobbyBlobz2acct]

shaq must be the most professional nba player of all time. understnading the real status of the game.

[@SamcroKicks]

I’m just happy to witness this before Kobe passed ! Man I miss that man ! Thank you Kobe !

[@Icecodes]

Only Kobe is brave enough to take on that kind of pressure on going to the Bulls.

[@christophermauro-barias5255]

man to hear this years later. everything feels right.

[@hesonfire3074]

Just to hear he was gonna head to Chicago after that lost to the Pistons in 04....As a Bulls Fan, I'm shocked to just hear this conversation here in 2020!!! He would od have worn 24 as well since Mj wore 23!! 😥

[@theman1412]

I remember in 2007 Kobe was open to a possible trade to the Bulls

[@jeffalbillar7625]

Who cares about jordan

[@mitchya7990]

@@theman1412 Who did the Lakers want in that possible trade?

[@melkadyo]

@@jeffalbillar7625 apparently kobe. 👍🏽

[@g-dub5272]

We miss you Kobe 🕊

[@rtwalker99]

I love that they made up before Kobe passed. Thanks to the great Bill Russell, who we also lost for grabbing both of them and speaking common sense into them. They were so great together I'm glad they forgave each other

[@askarana]

In 2007 Kobe almost went to the Bulls as well, with a trade involving Kirk Hinrich, Ben Gordon and Luol Deng

[@NOAOFFICIALPAGE]

askarana I HEARD THAT!

[@ChristIsAblackman777]

Yea but Kobe wanted the bulls to keep Deng nd they couldn’t

[@uptoyoubraa5167]

🙏🏾💙 RIP KOBE 😔

[@stephenasmith1503]

Im currently watching this on my laptop

[@kc1081kc]

Stephen A Smith ur fake ur a bot.

[@davidgilmour3173]

kc1081kc no it’s the real one

[@culverp1138]

Shaq said after Kobe passed that the last time he talked to him in person was when he dropped 60. When was this interview recorded? This seems to be more recent

[@johnnyfox8934]

He later said he misspoke. THIS was their last conversation.

[@marioss2167]

@@johnnyfox8934 this interview is two years old, they haven't spoken to each other for two years?

[@johnnyfox8934]

marios s That’s what Shaq said.

[@amaxlite]

Little did they know that this would be the last conversation they would ever have together

[@QDibieYT]

@@marioss2167 I know right that sounds insane, they prob talked over the phone

[@krishbtek]

Would have been awesome if he had been at chicago,,,and also to hear dwayne sayin he and lebron almost went to chicago as well,,,sigh Bulls would have been the team of the DECADE😢

[@willcc19-18]

krishbtek + Derrick Rose. Would’ve been unstoppable. Glad Lebron went to my heat instead 💯

[@juliocesarfebles3763]

2:00 - 2:25, wooof!🔥🔥🔥

[@MarioGarcia-ef3qf]

2:06 and Thats greatness right there cuz he went on to win 2 more back to back w out Shaq

[@prajjwalpokhriyal8287]

Kobe rest easy mamba forever

[@hoyoungwon]

Kobe in the Eastern Conference would've been terrifying

[@yeahmetoo5544]

He would've been alive today if he moved to Chicago rip kobe

[@mymagicisntgivingup5908]

Well, we can’t turn back time. We just have to accept and keep moving forward.

[@bblue1555]

1:26 Loved this part till the end of the interview. I hated that whole Kobe and Shaq 3 peat but I respect Kobe’s competitiveness. He’s definitely top 5 greatest (Jordan will always be the greatest of all time)

[@jeffalbillar7625]

jordan isn't the greatest of all time.

[@bblue1555]

@Curly Que I understand your pick of best basketball player ever. There’s no clear criteria for this to be either true or false, so I won’t argue. That and I did some research on Wilt, this guy competed in track and field in college. He did throwing, sprinting, and the triple jump. He changed the game of basketball because he was too strong and athletic. He could bench over 500 lbs. I heard Shaq could only bench about 400? Somewhere around there. Ben Wallace benched about 450 (for a 6’8 guy that’s impressive). Shaq lacked the work ethic. The knock I have on Wilt is the amount of championships and his size compared to that of other players. There were one or two others that were around his height but not his size. There were about 9 teams back then too.

[@jonathantrauner3742]

MISS YOU FOREVER KOBE

[@abigailgonzalez9563]

He should've move to Chicago none of this would it happen

[@darrensmith1152]

It would have been awesome to see Shaquille O’Neal play for the Chicago Bulls. That would have been cool.

[@richlf5518]

As a bulls fan and a Kobe fan man would’ve loved this but I remember back then he also said if they have to trade everyone to get him then it would’ve been a waste

[@wingman-1977]

Wasn’t the rumor that Kobe was looking to sign with the Clippers? With that said, Shaq getting traded to the Heat was the best thing to happen to Kobe’s career.

[@razkable]

shaq got the 5 year bloated 128 million dollar deal and a title without kobe which is what he was looking for so it worked out for him too...he got paid which he wouldn't have been in la and he got away from west magic kareem wilt kobe la and phil jackson's overcasting shadows ...

[@thekobeandjordan]

Wingman1977 jerry west cleared that out on the interview of kobe’s passing. He wanted to sign for the clipper but jerry talk him out of it and just considered chicago. I assumed that’s what happen

[@ianrobinson4200]

Shaq & Kobe forever.

[@Publiclighthouse]

If the Lakers had beaten the Pistons, I wonder if the Lakers, Kobe and Shaq would have made it work for a few more runs knowing how much they could add to their legacies if they won 4 or more titles in a row. Or, I wonder if winning that one more time in LA would have precipitated Kobe going to Chicago.

[@rickyblaineswang6320]

L.Pasteur good question. What if

[@KAEDE_RUKAWA11]

That makes them both great. They both end their careers winning rings with and without each other. That seperates them from jordan-pippen and magic-kareem.

[@vankai06]

guys as tall as them should never be sitting so close..

[@Cobards24]

He was almost a Bull in 07 when he demanded a trade to Bulls, they have a deal in place but Dr Buss rejected the final blessing to proceed.

[@convey2ndacc686]

Kobe woulda been sick on the Bulls

[@peytonlong5573]

Kobe in a bulls jersey man it’d actually look like MJ again sheeshhh

[@mymagicisntgivingup5908]

He could have won 3 rings for the bulls.

[@peytonlong5573]

@@mymagicisntgivingup5908 idk about all that all assumptions maybe or maybe not depends how the draft picks where traded that made the bulls competitive in the early 2010’s

[@r.i.c5008]

We love you kobe

[@MP-yc2ou]

Why are they sitting so close

[@user-jn7mv4gl1r]

MP D1 LOL

[@xSkysplitter777]

To make it more intense/interesting for the viewers

[@boltz95]

MP D1 the people who set up the chair probably made the spacing relative to two normal human beings

[@JJMk3]

They like to rub ankles when they talk and get recorded. makes them feel good 🙈😂👍

[@alexcastle1454]

They definitely did it on purpose. Makes the conversation seem more intense and serious. Like when the villain gets real close to the hero when monologuing

[@alfredsmith4396]

Rip Kobe

[@samdavis6318]

Man everyone wanted to come to the bulls during d roses time

[@eldinagincic1339]

That was before d rose time, 04 n 07 rose was drafted in 08

[@idont3ven3xist89]

Coming 2035 A brand new episode of Hurt Bae starring Westbrook and Durant

[@ArmandoKozomara]

"The business of basketball". Haters say Kobe ran Shaq out of town but Shaq wanted the big money but he was aging while Kobe was reaching his peak. And Kobe wasn't even looking to go to a superteam to chase titles, he just wanted to show what he can do without Shaq. Understably so, because even after Kobe lead the Lakers to two championships, haters will still use that against him that he had Shaq for 3 out of 5 championships.

[@TWIZZTHEWHIZKID]

It's been a long time coming.

[@jj73coronado11]

Kobe.......

[@geraldwallsjr8380]

Wow in didn't know that.. This very informative

[@endtimesthoughts7114]

Matthew 12:36 “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.” Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”

[@jonathanthompson7067]

why they knees so close to each other?

[@rapbrown310]

Im glad he didn't go to the Bulls. Not because it wouldn't be great in im a die hard Lakers fan, but because Jordan already the Goat of Chicago and would have never received the same praise. But could you imagine The bulls having #23 and #24 in the rafters. And could you imagine playing with the All time bulls team with Kobe in Jordan on the same team! 🔥 📛 👨‍🚒

[@shermanngjazz]

Kobe vs LeBron in the east would've been dope

[@equilibrium_69]

Next time this 1-on-1 interview happens is KD and steph/westbrook

[@francisdubem5084]

Mamba forever.

[@jaydolo914]

Magic never won without kareem.. jordan never won without Scottie.... Let that sink in

[@mymagicisntgivingup5908]

Well, a superstar needs a secondary player that has caliber to par. Dirk would not win a ring without Jason Kidd.

[@CROOKCOUNTY18]

MAMBA&MAMBACITA4EVER! IF HE WENT TO BULLS HIS JERSEY WOULD BE RIGHT NEXT TO MJs

[@TheTruthiest]

Kobe sounding super petty here, almost as much as MJ.

[@truthknow5502]

But remember, that working relationship between Shaq and Kobe was pretty much over by this time. Separation was going to happen if he stayed or if he left. Because he was a FA in 2004, using that "Kobe won those rings because of Shaq" just gave him more incentive to seek another team.

[@Clouds4Cheap]

Like father, like son.

[@mizzou1016]

Well he is very insecure so he copied everything about Jordan

[@mytv6322]

RIP Kobe we miss you

[@SPtheGREAT]

Kobe would've brought the BULLS A 🏆...

[@miguelgabriel2732]

Imagine having another jordan player

[@isthatyoujaunwayne4183]

Shaq played in Boston. Why he scared of Chicago weather

[@josiahgarcia9033]

Imagine if Kobe was drafted by Chicago and then won six championships with the bulls to be tied with jordan

[@chalkyblac]

somebody explain what has Kobe potentially joining the Bulls has anything to do with Luol Deng

[@Wisestomatoe]

But I thought he was loyal

[@jw3638]

Last team to 3 peat

[@theman1412]

I thought Kobe was contemplating going to the Clippers?

[@theman1412]

no, I meant 2004 free agency, I thought he almost signed with the Clippers

[@Shemzinho]

@@theman1412 I thought that was 2007

[@theman1412]

@@Shemzinho 2004 he was a free agent, 2007 he asked to be traded (I think it was the Bulls)

[@JK-br1mu]

Kobe played like a bum that Finals. Shot 38% from the field, while Shaq was shooting 63%.....should have passed to the big man more. And Kobe took a lot more shots that series as well.........Shaq was the better player, so they should have kept him, then tried to talk Kobe into staying and playing more like a teammate.

[@tigerhoods7927]

People really think lebron is better stop.

[@Nickerdirty]

Shaq ruined it

[@CrazyCubsfan11]

It's crazy to think that if Shaq never requested a trade that Kobe might still be alive today.

[@waynedawg615]

L take

[@CrazyCubsfan11]

@@waynedawg615 How?

[@JDGarza824]

Wild take. What does Shaq requesting a trade have to do with Kobe’s tragic death like 15 years later? You can’t possibly connect the two.

[@CrazyCubsfan11]

@@JDGarza824 Kobe would have gone to Chicago and his whole life after that point would have been different

[@BlobbyBlobz2acct]

dang, lebron won because he has kyrie and ray ray.

[@sevinhundred3844]

Renzo C so why did Kyrie and Ray Ray win 🤫

[@vr120]

its a team sport genious

[@electricblanky24]

Renzo C you noticed how they were making references from player duos from their era's. The late 80s, early 90s and late 90s/early 2000 aka their era. Lebron Kyrie and Allen weren't even a thing till the whole Miami thing in 2010

[@ChopFromDaBlock]

Wait, didn’t Kobe asked to be traded to Philadelphia? But they made the trade for Pau?

[@DeeboGreen]

Who can respect a copy cat LeGoat is in his own lane

[@Danoie67]

he plays against NO ONE in the league now..........zero

[@vibe2118]

Daniel S Um, you sure about that?

[@vibe2118]

beanie0112 and?

[@vie3147]

LeBron will never win 6 rings and a two 3peats that's for sure.

[@chrisgowers8094]

He got more rings than L3-6ron.

[@mizzou1016]

Is Kobe that insecure that he has to copy everything about Mj?

[@sketchstevens5859]

He did his best to copy the best