Dennis Rodman revealed how Michael Jordan-Scottie Pippen were different than Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe

The Los Angeles Lakers are a team that attracts a ton of attention. From the glaring eyes of the media to the constantly churning news about its superstars, life in LA is nonstop. This was especially true during the Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal era. Dennis Rodman would attest to that.

In fact, Rodman was fed up with the media attention. And what’s worse was the constant bickering that Bryant and O’Neal did. Unlike the previous duo he was accustomed to, these two youngsters had a lot more to talk about.

It was compounded by the fact that both of them considered themselves the alpha of the team. A fact that Dennis Rodman did not enjoy.

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“Every day they bitc**n”: Dennis Rodman was annoyed by Kobe-Shaq

Yes, greatness can come at a cost. And for the Lakers, their ride to the top was rather short-lived. At least in the Bryant and O’Neal era. A threepeat might have been great but both Kobe and Shaq knew they could have won more titles.

So, when he joined the Lakers and despite them winning games on the regular, Dennis was annoyed.

“Sh*t you not, I said this ”I gotta take a break, I gotta go to Vegas.” Because I couldn’t hear that sh*t every day. Every day they bit**in, and bit**in, and bit**in, complaining every day. Kobe and Shaq, Kobe and Shaq, and they’re just bit**in about everything,” Rodman told in a sit-down.

Talk about getting under the nerves. And to make matters worse, Dennis had to add this about his former Chicago compatriots.

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“In Chicago, we never did this sh*t. If we got mad, we got mad at ourselves.”: Rodman loved the Jordan-Pippen dynamic.

And while he hated life in LA, he loved it in Chicago. Unfortunately, MJ decided to retire for a second time, and the band of stars that had assembled; disbanded rather quickly.

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