Earlier this week, Kobe Bryant claimed that the Los Angeles Lakers would have won 12 championships during his tenure if Shaquille O’Neal had his work ethic.
The comments were made during in an interview with Patrick Bet-David at the PHP Agency Convention in Las Vegas.
“He’d be the greatest of all time,” Bryant said of a gym-focused Shaq. “He’d be the first to tell you that!”
“I wish he was in the gym!” he said. “I would’ve had 12 f*cking rings!”
Shaq didn’t appreciate that last comment about Kobe having 12 rings if he had his work ethic, so he jumped in the Instagram comments and fired off at Kobe’s unwillingness to pass the ball, most notably, in the NBA Finals series against the Detroit Pistons.
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The then-25-year-old Bryant shot 38.1% from the field and 17.4% from the beyond the arc as they never had a chance against that Pistons squad, losing the series in five games.
