Kobe, Shaq, Phil & Buss Interview WHY Lakers broke up in 2004 

Same 😥

Can’t believe it

Build you up and tear you down

I don’t think we’ll see another team 3 peat for 10 plus years

If it wasn't that big of a deal they would have stayed together.

@@MrOctober44 It was a big deal, but the media made it worse. Shaq ended up leaving due to financial implications.

I love Kobe, but the narrative he tried to create about what happened from 99-04 is garbage; lakers didn’t win til Phil Jackson showed up and built the triangle offense around Shaq, because Shaq was the better player then, by far; Shaq won 3 straight finals mvps, a league mvp and a scoring title while Kobe won nothing except in every playoffs from 01-04 Kobe attempted more shots than Shaq to the dismay of Phil Jackson; but Shaq was still the lakers leading scorer every year they won rings from 99-02; in 03 playoffs and 04 playoffs kobe increased his fga over shaqs by astronomical amounts and Kobe became the leading scorer, by like 1ppg, but the lakers lost; Kobe said the triangle offense was “holding him back”, he got rape charge, Phil Jackson left, and Kobe didn’t get past the first round for 3 years; Phil returns brings back triangle offense “expert” Derek Fisher to run the triangle and smart euro player gasol, and other rebounders to make up for Kobe’s high amounts of missed shots as Phil and Tex build a new triangle around kobe who ends up with two rings in the triangle offense he claimed was holding him back in 04; The league and Kobe try to push the “Kobe’s chasing jordan” thing, so the narrative about what happened from 03-04 is constantly put out about “shaqs work ethic” hoping you’ll forget and just blindly go with the “5 rings” narrative; Kobe is a top great with bird and magic; but he has 2 finals mvps; he was the best player in a finals 2 times; 2 less than Lebron, and 4 less than jordan;

Absolutely. People have to Shaq was an older center who wasn't known to take care of himself in the offseason and Kobe was a couple years into his prime and he had the best work ethic in the league. It made way more sense to keep Kobe instead of Shaq. The Lakers got two championships in 6 years out of it. I doubt they would have won a championship with Shaq especially since he was rapidly declining.

​@@trentonpearson7353wrong O'neal signed an extension for 88 million 3yrs in 2000. The Lakers wanted him to take a pay cut he refused

I feel like he gets too much of the blame yeah he played his part, but Shaq can be an asshole sometimes

Ehh I wouldn’t say all them were real and forth coming. Dr Buss and Phil Jackson were the real ones. Kobe was trying to be cordial and watched his words because he was the most hated player in the league because of the Colorado incident and the breakup with shaq. Shaq in this sounds very hurt and took it personal but is trying to sound he doesn’t care and is a bit dramatic about it. Maybe it’s his way of marketing the beef

And Stephen a comes off as annoyed as like why am I here? 😂

​@@trentonpearson7353What was wrong with Shaq in this? He sounded pissed. 🙁

Of course he did and he is. But you can tell he's trying not to sound like he's hurt by this. Kobe was trying to be cordial and careful with his words. Dr. Buss was like that to and spoke more of a business. Phil was the only real one.@@brandonmorris92

what you described is beef

I get what you're saying. They didn't have real beef. It was worker's beef. Kobe wanted to pass MJ and it frustrated him that Shaq had the talent but lacked work ethic. While Shaq cared more about being the highest player and being the guy.

Wonderful that's exactly what happened koby what's prove the world he can win championship ring without shaq

Young Kobe always reminded me of pac

I know right still.

@lordsafro 1996-97 I was like Kobe was Pac, Eddie Jones was Babyface, Chris Childs was Puff Daddy, and Marcus Camby was JayZ

Facts!!!!

Shaq was in his 30's and he wanted more money so its only right he gave it to kobe but people like nick wright and shannon sharpe want to put the blame everything on kobe but to realize that it wasn't all his fault and on top of that he did lead his team to 3 straight finals and one back to back finals mvp that holds alot of weight more importantly cementing his legacy

That's why Kobe shot the Lakers out of the finals. He knew if they won him breaking up the team would make him look real bad. By them losing it made it seem more reasonable

that's a good theory @@joshuafult84

Definitely nonsense he not even Close to MJ

​@@NickSandz-qe5teYup. Kobe is miles above him as a basketball player

How is he not the closest to MJ? Yall just like typing 🚮

They need to make a last dance type series for this, it would be so interesting

@@juniortau2677 cant do that without Kobe

And won 2 more championships 🏆💯🔥

It’s not about that it’s about who’s the best he better then lebron and Shaq maybe Jordan that’s debatable

@@dariansmith337 you’re delusional if you think Kobe is better than Shaq

I thought that same way also but you got see it from kobe bryant view he doesn't want be shaq sidekick you got alpha males winning 3 out of 4 championships and they still won without each other and Phil Jackson still came back and went to 3 straight finals and won back to back finals so overall all three parties still succeeded

Got 1 More then Shaq….. #TakeThatToTheBank

@@David-lf6rr how is that delusional? It's an opinion you have millions among millions of NBA basketball fans not just you imo Shaq and kobe is the most lethal duo in NBA history never again will you have 2 alpha males that are incredible one on one players instead of listening to the media is what you saw on 📺 bro Shaq and kobe were like wilt and Michael real talk

@ThePrimeSpot.TV facts he'll always live on via #MambaMode and will never be forgotten