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Shaq, JR Rider, Kobe Bryant, and $10 thousand in one-dollar bills

I swear we’re not playing NBA MadLibs (Quarantine Edition) right now. Former Timberwolf, Trail Blazer, and Laker Isaiah Rider* had a wild story for the All Smoke podcast:

Isaiah Rider said Shaq offered him $10,000 (in 1 dollar bills) to "get into it" with Kobe in practice.

Full #AllTheSmoke Episode: https://t.co/h9k1PdQPLA pic.twitter.com/IdjIMZkJ6s— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) April 9, 2020

Rider told hosts Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes that Shaquille O’Neal once offered him ten thousand dollars, in one dollar bills(!), if he fought teammate Kobe Bryant and “handled” his business.