Dwyane Wade reveals Shaquille O'Neal told his Miami Heat he wanted to be superior to Kobe Bryant: “Shaq went off on us, and as a young player I didn’t understand why”
“Dr. Buss is sitting courtside as Shaq kind of struts along the sideline, and looks directly at Dr. Buss and says ‘you better pay me’” - Brian Shaw on Shaquille O’Neal offending Dr. Jerry Buss over his Lakers future
“First he was an irritant, but then secondly, it became ‘man it’s a sense of respect’” - Michael Jordan on Kobe Bryant calling him late in the night for advice
"Jordan heard himself uttering the same words to Kobe, that Dr. J had said to him 12 years earlier, 'if you need anything, just call'" - Jackie MacMullan on Michael Jordan being a mentor to Kobe Bryant
“Kobe is like MJ… Shaq was like Magic” - Byron Scott compares Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant's leadership styles, says Shaq was always uplifting his teammates
“He’s killing Shaq, we watching film, ‘Kobe you gotta pass the ball, Shaq you got to get back’” - Ty Lue on playing under Phil Jackson, says he held the best players accountable
"It wasn't the failure of a super team, it was really the failure of Shaq and Kobe" - Howard Beck on why LA Lakers were embarrassed in the ‘04 Finals by Detroit Pistons
"There were five better basketball players" - Jason Williams calls Kobe Bryant the greatest 'Laker' of all time but claims there were better basketball players who played for the franchise
"Imma just get in my Kobe bag really quick and live with the results" - Kyrie Irving reveals the regret he had from his 60-point masterpiece against Orlando Magic
"I’m the fu****g silverback in this b***h, I’m the alpha male in this" - Bryan Doo reveals how Kevin Garnett celebrates after winning an arm-wrestling match as he talks about his competitiveness
"Greatest worker ever to play in the NBA" - UCLA head coach Mike Cronin chooses Kobe Bryant over Michael Jordan and LeBron James as the hardest worker in NBA history
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