Shaquille O'Neal Once Wore Kobe Bryant's Jersey No. 8
Kobe Bryant Was Suspended for 2 Games in March 2002
It was the Los Angeles Lakers vs Indiana Pacers. Their captains Kobe Bryant & Reggie Miller started throwing punches at each other on-court.
Bryant had taken an unnecessary last-second 3-pointer & Miller had to react to it. It quickly turned into an altercation & the duo would not easily stop!
But this was teammate Shaquille O'Neal's crazy gesture for Kobe Bryant
Reasonably, this resulted in a 2-game suspension for both Bryant & Miller.
LA Lakers were against the Houston Rockets next, and Shaquille O'Neal decided to be funny & show up in Kobe's Jersey No. 8 during the warm-up!
Shaquille O'Neal had to wear Kobe's actual jersey since it was not available in his size, and it naturally looked odd on his 7-foot frame.
And Kobe Bryant was pleased.
“I was kind of happy, man, because you know how the NBA rules make you wear those tight, little John Stockton uniforms? I was kind of happy. He stretched it out for me. I was hoping maybe he could wear my shorts.”