Article originally appears on SportsTsar.com
Upon his immediate departure, as a Los Angeles Lakers fan, it was tough to dislike Shaquille O’Neal. The dude changed the franchise, brought home some championships, and was downright enjoyable. I had no qualms rocking my replica jersey from the summer we picked him up.
But that was then and this is now.
Whether or not it was just an attempt to distance himself and assimilate away from Los Angeles, Shaq decided it was a good idea to blast the L.A. fans, Kobe Bryant, and Phil Jackson. The fans? Fine - there are many a bandwagoner. Kobe? Also warranted at the time. Phil? This was a roundabout one, but saying Pat Riley was the best coach you ever had when Phil was the one to mold you into who you are now and who you looked up to, well, that’s a bit excessive.
Now, tack on something new to the resume.
O’Neal, ever the epitome of maturity, unleashed an unnecessary, downright outlandish “freestyle” aimed at Kobe just recently:
Classy.
Really Shaq? I mean I understand the beef and all, but you can’t turn around and shit on a guy like this after feigning acceptance as of late.
Furthermore, can you really say anything at this point of your career? You were supposed to come to the Phoenix Suns to take them to the promised land. Instead, you’re likely to rot away on the sidelines at a much more expedited pace from here on in.
Hey Shaq, tell me how the bench tastes.
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June 24th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
way to change my title!
July 29th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Shaq is the most overrated center of alltimes. HoW dare he dis one of the greatest of all times.(Kareem). He has no jump shot, no finess. He’s an in the paint player. If they took away dunking from out of the NBA he’d be more crappier than what he is now. I’d rather have Patrick Ewing on my team over Shaq any day. Hakeem(The Dream) is way better than Shaq, may favorite might I add. Maybe he’s right though my boy Kobe ratted him out like that. But wasn’t that like 50 years ago. I always hated Shaq. Even in his Magic days. He’s not that good. He’s just a dunker. Kobe has the best all around game in the league right now. He’s been the best for the last 4-5 years. Y’all Kobe haters need to wake up and realize that. When where talking basketball Kobe’s the one, number 1. Great when he wore 8 now he’s triple the threat wearing 24. STOP HATING.