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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.

Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett are apparently the new stars of the newest batman movie. Take a look for yourself, but notice, KG is the Joker!

So which one of the two is a better actor? Which one has gained more weight? You be the judge:

Hey everyone. Sorry for the unfortunate message this morning that the site was down. We were having some issues with the server and I unfortunately lost the first half of the article I wrote breaking down the Hornets and Spurs.

Congrats to the Lakers for closing out the Utah Jazz and making it to the conference finals. Great accomplishment for this young team. I will be posting a full length article tomorrow morning!

If anyone would like to post some articles or write some material to be discussed, please let me know, I would love to create some additional user accounts!

I was watching ESPN earlier today and learned the Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Kurt Rambis is the front runner for the head coaching position with the Phoenix Suns. Last year, Brian Shaw was the man from the Lakers bench that all the other teams were raving about, interviewing him for the head coaching positions on their respective teams. This year, the tables have turned.

Kurt Rambis, a long time Lakers player and coach, known for his signature retro glasses has been actively interviewing with various teams and has drawn lots of interest from the Phoenix Suns. I wish I had more to report on this topic however I’m not sure what to say.

Will Kurt Rambis bring the triangle offense to Phoenix? Will he really leave his beloved Lakers for the Pacific Division rivals? Who takes his place to scout teams like Phoenix? Should Mitch Kupchak reassure him that after Phil Jackson retires he can take his spot? Will the Lakers be as successful? Who will do the AM 570 interviews?