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Shaquille O’Neal describes his relationship with Kobe Bryant: “Were We Best Friends? Nope”

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Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant had spoken many times for their off the court and on the court relationship throughout the years.

At their highest point of their careers in the NBA, the two legends won three consecutive championships with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Off the floor, however, it’s no secret that the two had differences back then, and it eventually led to their split in 2004. Speaking on TheCoachesNetwork Podcast, O’Neal went into further detail about his relationship with Bryant.

(via fadeawayworld.net):

“I was playing with a younger version of myself. Somebody that had the same mentality. A lot of times guys worry about titles instead of worrying about certain things. We were both about whose team it is, who’s the best player on the team? We had a job to do… [indiscernible] won three championships in a row.”

However, Shaq clearly responded that he would not change anything even if he could go back and do things differently .

“If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t change anything. People think, ‘oh you didn’t get along’, I know we didn’t get along’ but we respected each other. That’s all you need. When you have respect for each other, nothing else matters… Were we best friends? Nope. Were we best friends on the court? Yup.”

That respect led them to a three-peat and made the NBA fans witness one of the most dominant superstar duos in the history of the NBA.

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