Shaquille O’Neal has grown up. The games are over with. Shaq met with Colleen Dominguez and recorded one of the best interviews I have ever seen him in. The interview touched on various topics such as the Olympics, Shaqs favorite moments with the Orlando Magic, and even the amazing time he shared with Kobe Bryant.

To much surprise, Shaq even said that Kobe is one of the greatest players ever. He described his moments with Kobe as amazing memories and wouldn’t mind having more of that. There really is no need for me to break down the intreview, but I highly recommend that everyone takes the time to watch this.

Simply said, I feel that Shaq is far more mature than he was last year. Perhaps him playing on a team with older guys puts things into perspective for him. After the crazy fiasco we went through when Shaq left LA, this clears up a lot of the drama and really helps me gain a whole new respect for the big diesel.

Original video appears on ESPN.com