What would the NBA offseason be without another chapter in the on-again, off-again feud between former Los Angeles Lakers teammates Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant?
O’Neal, who won three NBA title rings with Bryant from 2000-02, was asked to get on stage at The Underground, a New York City club, and freestyle rap for the audience.
The rap, which contained references to Bryant’s role in O’Neal’s divorce - in which the 2007 NBA Most Valuable Player stated in a report during his infamous 2003 Colorado rape case that he “should have done what Shaq does … Shaq would pay his women not to say anything.”- also attacked Bryant’s inability to win a championship ring without him.
Among the lyrics in Shaq’s rapping were: “I’m a horse, Kobe ratted me out, that’s why I’m getting divorced.”
Shortly after Bryant’s verbal assault on O’Neal five years ago, the 14-time All-Star was traded to the Miami Heat in 2004, a deal that Bryant reportedly played a large role in brokering.
Since that time, the feud has experienced several ups and downs, with O’Neal coming forward in recent years saying that their feud was over before this incident.
Miami was able to win an NBA title in 2006 with O’Neal. However, the Lakers’ disappointing six-game series loss to the Boston Celtics last week kept Bryant from winning his fourth NBA title, the first time he has been to the NBA Finals since O’Neal was traded.
O’Neal later told ESPN that his performance was pure entertainment and apologized if he hurt anyone’s feelings.
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