10 Things We Learned From Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant's Podcast

As it turns out, Shaq and Kobe don't actually hate each other after all.

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It's been more than a decade now since Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant played together on the Lakers, and yet, people still talk about their time together as teammates. They were, without a doubt, one of the best duos in NBA history. But it's hard not to think about what they might have been able to accomplish if not for their perceived differences off the court. They both went on to enjoy success after playing together in Los Angeles, but what if they had stayed on the same team for their entire careers? How many more titles would they have gone on to win? And how would the perception of each of them be different right now?

We'll never know the answers to those questions. But last week, Shaq and Kobe sat down for an interview on The Big Podcast With Shaq to discuss all the rumors that have swirled around them for the last 15 years or so. That podcast, which also features Shaq's co-host John Kincade, was finally posted this morning (you can find it here). And while listening to it, we discovered a few new things about their rocky relationship (sadly, there was no mention of this). Here are the 10 Things We Learned From Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant's Podcast.

Shaq doesn't hate Kobe.

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Kobe doesn't think his beef with Shaq was bad for the Lakers.

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Kobe wasn't afraid to fistfight with Shaq.

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Shaq really did threaten to kill Kobe.

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Shaq and Kobe both think they missed an opportunity to be the best duo in NBA history...

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…but Kobe doesn't think there's any way he could have spent his entire career playing with Shaq.

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Shaq hated watching Kobe win two more titles with the Lakers without him.

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Kobe didn't mind watching Shaq win a title in Miami without him.

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Shaq and Kobe agree that the 2001 Lakers team that they played on was the best one.

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Kobe doesn't care what people think about his relationship with Shaq.

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