“Kobe Bryant definitely asked how his a** tasted”: Shaquille O’Neal gave a bittersweet congrats to 6’6 rival

Tonoy Sengupta | 02/09/2022
"Kobe Bryant definitely asked how his a** tasted": Shaquille O'Neal gave a bittersweet congrats to 6'6 rival

Shaquille O’Neal little diss track at Kobe Bryant had quite the cute ending that not many may know about

Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. Arguably the greatest duo that the sport of basketball has ever witnessed.

During their time with the Lakers, while they were on the court together, they were like the perfect symphony. They fit together so perfectly, it was like they were born to play together.

Alas, their off-the-court chemistry was equally as bad, if not much worse, causing the duo to have to be split up in the end. But as you probably know already, the beef didn’t end there.

After Kobe lost his first finals series without Shaq, here is what the big man did.

Pretty high profile way to diss someone, we have to say, not something we think the big man cared about. But given how famous this event is now, the world certainly did.

The thing is, there is another installment to this little mini-series that you may not be aware of. And it is quite the wholesome one.

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Shaquille O’Neal laughs at himself as he congratulates Kobe Bryant for winning his 4th NBA title

In 2009, Kobe Bryant and the Lakers won yet another championship. But to Kobe Bryant, this one felt very different from the three he had won before.

It was special to him because it was his first ring without Shaquille O’Neal. And it seems that even the Big Diesel could tell, as he put out this tweet.

This title in 2009 put Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal on the same tally in terms of titles. And as you may know already, a few years later the Black Mamba would win his fifth as well, at which occasion Shaq later admitted he ripped his house up.

Overall though, during this period of turmoil between the two, it was really wholesome to see this beautiful truce during what was a very happy occasion for the Lakers legend.

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Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

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