Shaq Attack! Get To Know The Big Man Like Never Before

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With a match made in heaven, everyone wondered why this relationship didn’t last as long as Kobe Bryant’s 20-year career. Winning three championships would have been considered a failure had these two stayed together, but egos came into play.

Shaq and Bryant were taking subtle jabs at each other in media interviews. It didn’t help when word leaked about Bryant calling Shaq lazy. The rumor was that Bryant forced the organization’s hand to trade Shaq so that he alone could be the guy in Los Angeles. Bryant denied those claims, but the feud didn’t end after the trade.