Kobe and Shaq Back Together Again

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal haven’t been on the best terms since they both played for the Lakers, but they worked well together at the NBA All-Star game and were named co-MVPs in the West’s 146-119 victory. The former Lakers teammates, who butted heads while both playing for L.A., played together for one last memorable time, with Bryant scoring 27 points and O’Neal scoring 17 points. It was the third All-Star MVP award for both Kobe and Shaq. They now join the ranks of Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan, with three a piece, while Bob Pettit has been the only player to win four.

After the win, O’Neal put his arm around Bryant and proclaimed them to be “The Big Legendaries.” O’Neal was nostalgic, telling the L.A. Times, “It felt like old times. I miss those times. He was really looking for me, especially when we went to pick-and-roll and Rashard LEwis was on me. He was really looking for me.” As for Kobe, not so much. “We’re not going to watch ‘Steel Magnolias,’ or something like that, you know what I’m saying? Crying, all that stuff. We had a good time. That’s all.” Shaq has good reason to be nostalgic, as it was the 36-year-old’s farewell tour.

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Posted in General on February 16, 2009

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