Shaquille O'Neal - Kobe Bryant relationship did not pan out the way most expected it to be.
They accomplished a lot in a few years they were together in Los Angeles Lakers but that was stained by several feuds, mostly on-court.
They have both put the tension in the past. Shaquille O'Neal - Kobe Bryant relationship is as good as it can be now with the two having made peace in recent events. For fans who to know more about their friendship, turn to internet next week.
Black Mamba appeared in Shaq's The Big Podcast show and the teaser revealed they both regret what transpired between them.
Shaquill O'Neal rues the moment he wanted out of Los Angeles Lakers and guaranteed that he never wanted out of Staples Arena (via ESPN Radio):
"A lot of things, you just played the clip where I said I wanted to be traded," O'Neal said.
"I definitely did not want to leave L.A., but you know that's how you've got to talk when you're in business, especially when you think you're in control. Definitely didn't want to leave L.A. A lot of stuff was said out of the heat of the moment. I guarantee I don't remember a lot of stuff that they said because I changed my thought process of, you know what we won three out of four, what the hell are you all talking about, this is not really even a story."
For Kobe Bryant, he realized he is an idiot for having said the things he said when he was still a 'kid.'
"Here's the thing though, when you say it at the time you actually mean it and then when you get older you have more perspective and you're like holy s-, I was an idiot when I was a kid," the Black Mamba said when asked what would he want to take back during his time with Shaquille O'Neal.
"To me, the most important thing was really just keep your mouth shut. You don't need to go to the press with stuff. You keep it internal and we have our arguments and our disagreements, but I think having our debates within the press was something I wish would've been avoided, but it did kind of create this whirlwind around us as a team with myself and Shaq and the press and the media that just put so much pressure on us as an organization."
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