HE'S COMING BACK!TMZSports.com
These are actual words that came out of Shaq's mouth Sunday night -- "Kobe coming back. You heard it here first."
Is he messing with us? Probably. Then again, maybe not??
But probably.
Shaq was leaving the Budweiser LIVE 5-on-5 charity basketball tournament in Downtown L.A. over the weekend when we asked the 46-year-old if he would ever consider a comeback.
The Diesel shot that right down ... but then cracked a big grin and told us, "Kobe coming back I heard. Kobe coming back!