Shaquille O'Neal Discusses His Lakers Departure Just Prior to First Year with Heat (2004)

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5 жыл бұрын

Prior to the start of the 2004-2005 season, Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal sat down with TNT's John Thompson to discuss a range of topics, focused primarily on his departure from the Los Angeles Lakers the season prior. O'Neal spent eight seasons in Los Angeles, winning three NBA championships, before being traded to the Heat following the Lakers' 2004 Finals loss to the Detroit Pistons. O'Neal would go on to win his fourth NBA title in 2006.

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@hitman321100 3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P John Thompson

@flyforce16 3 жыл бұрын

I still remember his interview with KG. He was such a good interviewer

@MosSoSoDef 5 жыл бұрын

It’s interesting watching this after years later Shaq repeatedly says he and Kobe never had a problem back then. He switches up his story every single time it’s ridiculous

@bubufubu 5 жыл бұрын

Because he's a fucking selfish, self-serving asshole who will lie at the drop of a hat. He's a piece of shit on and off the court. O'Neal thinks it's funny and his dumbass, ignorant fans enable him by laughing and clapping at everything he says and does.

@bubufubu 5 жыл бұрын

@Drink Me Spoken like an ignorant, assuming twat who, mistakenly, thinks I'm a fan of Kobe Bryant.

@KingNez89 4 жыл бұрын

@@bubufubu damn bro you really dont like shaq at all do you?

@bubufubu 4 жыл бұрын

@@KingNez89 Correct. Outside his family, nobody should.

@twittergwdly7836 4 жыл бұрын

bubufubu it’s sports bro relax lmaoooo

@LannyTanny90210 2 жыл бұрын

Shaq saying he wasn't outta shape is mad funny.

@KatoLaflare 4 жыл бұрын

Orlando really fumbled the ball with Shaq..

@tj-23 4 жыл бұрын

Yea but he went to a better franchise and won so it worked it for him

@andrewblanco1656 3 жыл бұрын

And the Lakers 🤷🏽‍♂️

@supershadowan 3 жыл бұрын

Heat and lakers got 4 rings out of them his *32* and *34* jerseys retired there too!😂

@Cooley96 Жыл бұрын

Orlando Magic, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Oklahoma City Thunder is a quartet that compete ferociously for draft picks only to waste primes and stifle potential by pairing overpaid role players with their would-be franchise superstars as they approach their later years.

@865style 4 ай бұрын

They always had shaq listed at like 325 on the Lakers lol. But he was obviously a lot bigger and was around 350 to 360. He just confirmed it. He said when I was 345, 355, 365 I was still putting up 28 points. In his mvp season he was in great shape but from his mass he was still at least 340.

@johnnyrome1181 Жыл бұрын

MY All Time Favorite NBA Player

@nikitanatu7443 3 жыл бұрын

RIP John

@MrDewayne 4 жыл бұрын

Good video

@diocletian607 4 күн бұрын

Ppl who werent around at the time dont realize their relationship completely changed over the years. Complete 180. It went from them not being able to be in the same room with one another, to kobe being able to be interviewed by shaq. It took years but the relationship had to be repaired first.

@creydadj 3 жыл бұрын

On Shaq’s mind, he’s saying to himself it’s Georgetown and their centers’ dumb running jump hook

@Blkac-pill-Black-Life 5 жыл бұрын

Pls upload the “i dont wanna say nothing I got not to say nada”

@user-so8hv5dv7e 11 ай бұрын

MY Time Favorite NBA Player

@creydadj 3 жыл бұрын

4:39 no center will boast himself as Shaq did

@Liam-ex4mf Жыл бұрын

And is as sensitive

@702TifosiGambler Ай бұрын

he boasted but he put himself at #5 when he's probably Top 2

@creydadj 21 күн бұрын

@@702TifosiGamblerhe said millennial center. Shaq is spitting facts s

@smithfan22 12 күн бұрын

Wilt Chamberlain did

@allclassallthetime4739 3 жыл бұрын

In the back of my mind, I believe Shaq does think a lot about if he could have played out his career staying with the Lakers and have the same Laker lore and legend like West, Magic, Kareem, Wilt. I'm sure he has no regrets about how it turned out and sure he has more money he can spend in a hundred lifetimes but it still probably was his vision when he signed in '96 and never again wearing that dream-of-every-kid's uniform has to still linger within him at least a bit.

@florida1289 2 жыл бұрын

LOL. I think the complete opposite. I think Shaq only cared about winning in Miami to shut Kobe up. To show him he was the better player between the two which he obv was. Kobe was selfish. Shaq didnt deserve the shade

@josecarranza7555 2 жыл бұрын

@@florida1289 At that time, Kobe was a better player than Shaq. Shaq got fat and little lazy despite what he says here. We Lakers fans remember how he didn’t have surgery on his toe after the 2002 NBA Finals, instead he had the surgery in the beginning of the 2002-2003 season missing many games cause he said it he got hurt on company time, so he had the surgery on company time and the Lakers got off to a bad start under.500 The Lakers didn’t get home court advantage and lost to the Spurs in the 2003 playoffs. Kobe gained muscle after the 2002 NBA Finals. Shaq was the selfish and lazy.

@Theterminato2013 2 жыл бұрын

@@josecarranza7555 Selfish and Lazy but won 3 finals MVPs during the 3peat. Let me guess, you’re another delusional Kobetard who thought Kobe carried Shaq throughout the entire 3peat.

@drelocs2878 2 жыл бұрын

@@florida1289 They’re both ego freaks. Can’t stand to see other people shine just like their counterparts (Michael).

@melvynsngltn27 Жыл бұрын

@@josecarranza7555 we Lakers fans remember Shaq being hurt in the playoffs and still played yet Kobe fanboys 🌈 don't remember that or how teams had players jumping on his back. Or how Kobe played for Kobe in the finals yet his fagboys 🌈 also pretend that didn't happen

@rumarspencer7302 6 ай бұрын

The late John Thompson. Rip 🙏

@itskajeric 7 ай бұрын

hey shaq! youre my idol!

@k.c.r.5974 4 күн бұрын

Imagine guys like Shaq "Mr. Sensitive" O'Neal and Charles "Sir Chuckles" Barkley with Kobe's work ethic and in shape every season throughout their entire careers...MY GOD!!!!!

@jamesstewart8377 2 ай бұрын

That thumbnail did big man dirty.

@AnthonyScarpa-er3sq 24 күн бұрын

MOST DOMINATE CENTER EVER

@702TifosiGambler Ай бұрын

2:11 ya'll drank water in the club..right🤔

@joshuafult84 8 ай бұрын

1:35 LMAO Shaq funny af

@Borjaa24 2 жыл бұрын

“I’m down here in Miami with Dwayne Wade now” lmao

@Discipleofthelordandjesus 2 жыл бұрын

A fresh pair of young legs lmao 🤣🤣

@josecarranza7555 2 жыл бұрын

What’s funny?

@dwyanewade8645 2 жыл бұрын

What's funny

@greysonG10 2 жыл бұрын

What's funny?

@dwyanewade8645 2 жыл бұрын

What's funny?

@johnnycleveland216 11 ай бұрын

Shaq wanted all the smoke lmaooooo

@26bigfella 2 жыл бұрын

Shaq throwing shots at Kobe and Penny 😂

@RaulRM3 Жыл бұрын

How Penny foeee

@michaelmejia8194 3 жыл бұрын

Best center of all time

@bubufubu 3 жыл бұрын

Were you born in 1930? Have you been going to NBA games since 1947? Tell us all how many times you saw Mikan, Russell, Chamberlain, and Alcindor play, live? O'Neal isn't even the best Center of the 90's.

@hitman321100 3 жыл бұрын

@@bubufubu Not the best but a top 5 center of all time. Also how many black guys had Mikan played against?

@bubufubu 3 жыл бұрын

@@hitman321100 "top 5 center of all time" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@hitman321100 3 жыл бұрын

@@bubufubu The only ones you can say is better is Kareem, Wilt, Russell and Hakeem.

@bubufubu 3 жыл бұрын

@@hitman321100 Hey, you and Michael are both almost 100 years old! You guys have a lot in common.

@mxg9202 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know bill Russell Interviewd Shaq??!!!

@dsrgreen29 3 жыл бұрын

That's John Thompson he used to be the college basketball coach for Georgetown

@mikeyt3158 3 жыл бұрын

@@dsrgreen29 think he’s kiddin bruh

@jitlv 2 жыл бұрын

Lmao Shaq is stupid really “muscle weighs more than fat” he says haha

@ead838 2 жыл бұрын

Was Shaq the first player to take 3 teams to the NBA Finals?

@TheCaptainAidan 2 жыл бұрын

Wilt Chamberlain went to the Finals with the Warriors, 76ers and Lakers

@ead838 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCaptainAidan good point 👍🏽

@joshuafult84 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCaptainAidan didn’t win with all 3 tho

@TheCaptainAidan 2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuafult84 Wasn't the question. The question was Finals appearances, not victories. Shaq didn't win with 3 different teams either

@asaniwasabi 2 жыл бұрын

Shaq went to the finals with the Lakers, Heat, and who else?

@andrewashford5617 Ай бұрын

Joker would dance on his headtop

@knosebleed3106 2 жыл бұрын

Smash Parker Rhode island Lamama OweDEN

@ayv- 2 жыл бұрын

Well, it's now: 1. Wilt 2. Bill 3. Shaq 4. Kareem

@andresdelportillo9917 2 жыл бұрын

Hakeem is a top 3 center

@RolandBullock-ej8wl 7 ай бұрын

Shaq not caring about how people feel about him or talking about someone being humble? That's funny......this dude and KD are the most sensitive legends ever!