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The Shaq–Kobe feud was the conflict between National Basketball Association (NBA) players Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, who played together for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1996–2004. O'Neal and Bryant won three consecutive NBA championships ( 2000 , 2001 , 2002 ), and made an additional NBA Finals appearance in 2004 .
The Lakers were able to complete the sweep the next game, giving the Kobe-Shaq Lakers a championship three-peat. 20. Kobe v. Timberwolves, March 18, 2007 50 points (17-35 FG), 6 rebounds, 5 steals.
The Lakers had a star-studded lineup that included offseason acquisitions Karl Malone and Gary Payton as well as mainstays Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. Malone and Payton were perennial All-Stars ; Payton had led the Seattle SuperSonics to the Finals in 1996 , while Malone's Utah Jazz reached the Finals in 1997 and 1998 . [ 17 ]
The 2002–03 NBA season was the Lakers' 55th season in the National Basketball Association, and 43rd in the city of Los Angeles. [1] The Lakers entered the season as the three-time defending champions, having defeated the New Jersey Nets in four straight games in the 2002 NBA Finals, winning their fourteenth NBA championship.
The relationship between Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal has been notoriously icy over the decades, but the pair seems to be getting along better recently. Shaquille O'Neal says Kobe Bryant is ...
The 2000 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1999–2000 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers 4 games to 2.
Kobe Bryant immortalized with Lakers statue in downtown Los Angeles. Jason Owens. February 8, 2024 at 6:07 PM. ... Shaquille O'Neal pays tribute via video. Prior to the unveiling, Shaquille O'Neal ...
Shaquille O'Neal is the first Los Angeles Lakers player to win two consecutive NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Awards (2001).. The 2001 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2000–01 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.