Shaquille O'Neal (Photo credit should read LUCY NICHOLSON/AFP via Getty Images)
The fierce rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs is well-documented. From 1999 to 2014, the two franchises combined for ten championships, with each prevailing five times on the biggest stage. However, despite the storied friction, former Laker and Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal expressed admiration for their main nemesis in his latest All the Smoke interview with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson.
In the interview, Shaq dished on how he and Kobe Bryant could have soared to even greater heights before ego got in the way and muddled things up.