Stephen A. tells old stories about Kobe and Shaq’s beef | Stephen A. Smith Show
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- Stephen A. Smith reflects on the origins of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal’s beef following Kobe saying he would have more rings if Shaq shared his work ethic.
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Kobe never called Shaq lazy, the question was what would Shaq have been if he had KOBE'S WORK ETHIC. Kobe's work ethic was beyond everyone elses in the NBA.
Exactly. Shaq worked hard but Kobe worked EVEN harder. If Shaq had that work ethic that’s easily 5+ rings together
Shame on you to be on here speaking truth. Who do you think you are?
The only athlete that I have enough knowledge about to compare Kobes ethic to is Cristiano Ronaldos.
NomadiqGentz he called em lazy later on in the interview
I was going to make this same comment. Well said
Kobe and Shaq: "It's all good."
Stephen A: "You're wrong and here's why"
neaAkuma 🤣🤣
More like Stephen A: "YOU'RE WRONG AND HERE'S WHY!!!"
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Stephen A: Kawhi Leonard is coming to the Lakers!
Also Stephen A: I'm wrong, and here's why
😂😂😂
Stephen A. could be the most dominant tv preacher on the entire planet if he wanted to.
lol
Amen brother
ESPN stop playing and get that 30 for 30 poppin already
I'll be watching that one for sure
30 for 30 Stephen Stay off da weeed A Smith
Shaq has eaten plenty of beef in his lifetime, but non more rare and succulent than Kobe beef 🤣
Kobe-Gyu type beef
This was clever, underrated comment
*succulent*
*CZcams Comment of the Year.* Lol.
Hope this comment gets the credit it deserves.
kobe: I’m not scared of Shaq I’m not scared of anyone
media: Kobe says shaq was soft and he wasn’t scared of him
BB Clover 2010 😂🤣
This is the power of the media. Kobe just said it like it was nothing. Like an old man striking at his friend for a friendly argument. And shaq strikes back also with the same implication.
But the media made it a big of a deal.. Like we are having shaq vs. kobe part 231 so to speak.
They have to.
Faxx
Lmao they just don't have anything interesting to talk about, free agency is finished, no rs nothing so they got to fill the shows with something
SHAQ wins more RINGS than Kobrick ...Iverson and J.Kidd gets 5 RINGS with SHAQ and don't lose to PISTONS in 04, but don't mention Raja Bell around Kobe
@@alivensyde5484 Ironically, it was shaq who was always been vocal about all of it as just being a media thing. That at the end of the day they have the utmost respect to each other. You would never hear kobe saying that.
I don’t see why this is such a big deal, old nba players always say they could’ve won an insane amount of rings if one thing changed
"Old NBA players" riiight....
Yeah cuz back then the game was taken seriously nowadays it's a money grab nobody wanna play they just want the lifestyle and money theres only a few guys like kyrie chris Paul etc. who have that "old head" mentality
Sho Ent Kobe played 20 years in the league dude he is old 😂
Its NOT a big deal.
@@Jdp_1597 can't blame them. If owners want to give me millions just for being tall, I'd take the money too
Kobe and Shaq have already buried the hatchet. There is no beef
The media just needs to report something this boring offseason
it wouldve been a one-and-done topic had shaq not been offended.
Na it's always a topic I would listing too
Roman Avila “this boring offseason” nigga what
Kobe never brought this up, he was asked a question. ESPN is the one making this bigger than what it is. That 2004 Piston team was Hungrier, younger, and a deeper team.
ProfessTheFan *hungry , or in this case, hungrier.
One question in an hour+ long interview, which is posted full on CZcams by the way.
ProfessTheFan the question was would shaq have been better if he worked harder, the question was not “how many/would you have more rings”
Much much younger
Kobe ball hogged that series and that's just the truth the pistons even admitted to that fact
The way he pulled that snort🤣🤣😂😂🚨
Imagine if Kobe and Shaq had mj and Scottie relationship we wouldn’t ever debate who was the greatest duo in nba history 💯
Jay Tillah KD and Kevin Durant
Aqua Ghost Si ???
Theybare the best duo ever, best one two punch in the history of the game.
Kobe & Shaq providing us with great entertainment even after they retired
2004 loss to pistons because shaq and kobe were really angry at one another.....illustrates perfectly .....how brotherly love and brotherly unity on a team can carry an average team to greatness and championships......in 1974 my AVHS sophomore football team went 9-0.....after going 5-3 in our freshman year.....the unity in 1974 was soo powerful, that most of those 9 wins we had crushed the opponent in the 1st half......game over ! it was magical
Love what Stephen A is saying. Shaq and Kobe don't have any beef because throughout the entire time they had their differences on the Lakers not once did they ever say some shit behind each other's backs and if they said anything to a reporter on tv it's because they knew they already said it to each other's face beforehand. They handled their squabbles like real men and whenever they had a problem they said it to each other and got it out the way right then and there, then handled business on the court. They explained that in their one on one interview. That's why they respect each other now and lowkey always did even during the beef, because they respected each other enough then to handle their beef like real men and you can be friends with someone like that after maturing because you can trust them.
"He's said it to scrubs" Lmaoo
They could’ve won 2-3 more rings together. It’s a shame
@@DTB1995 Kobe won 2 more
@@sundigest1121 kobe without shaq -3 rings :)
The crazy thing about this whole situation is Kobe was asked a question how great would shaq be if he had your work ethic Kobe gave them a answer and even said shaq would have been the greatest of time the media loves drama
Let's sign a petition for Steven A to get the permission from Shaq and kobe to give us the full story
Very simple, “One mountain can not have two tigers.”
lol why is he screaming?
B G his demographic is old people
B G lol is this your first time watching Stephen A
@@husskaraouni8050 His demo is black people. Same with Undisputed/First Take. And they all just yell at each other lol
🤣😂💀☠
@@studio3js196 Where did I generalize black people?
No matter what this beef is entertaining, for some reason it feels like old times !!!
cant wait for next season tho😍
The clapback was for dwite Lmao 😂
Dwight responded to shaq about that though.
Bring up dwight when Kobe talking about him was weak move
because he aint a g:p
"Trae Young will be the next Patty Mills" Lil Dagga 2018 lmfaooooo
Joe Stuehmer yea that was a bad take if I do say so myself
Kobe praised Shaq by saying he dominated the whole league while being not in the best shape
I want more Stephen A behind-the-scene legends beef stories
My only question is this, why in the world are you yelling big dog? 😂😂
Kobe and Shaq's beef is as legendary as Kobe's work ethic and Shaq's lack thereof.
it was not about shaq's work ethic, it's how the comparison of kobe's work ethic to shaq's. love them both !stop putting tension between... i love lakers because of these two!!!
The sit down interview two of them had about year ago is all i need to realize, that media is trying to start something again.
It's sad nobody else could let this go except Shaq and Kobe themselves. Let it rest
Not calling him lazy, he gave a compliment
Goat talk, 🐐 TALK
I fuckin love kobe 😭❤️💯
Kobe Bryant is the Jerry Rice of the NBA. Dude had talent, but squeezed every bit of it onto the court night after night to be the best he could be. Shaq... well y'all seen for yourself.
Everyone lowkey blowing this out of proportion Kobe and Shaq joke around all the time it’s just how it is people gotta chill
He never called him lazy. He just stayed he would be the greatest if he had a better work ethic
The only beef between shaq and kobe were the big macs.
I just went thru a lil nostalgia daze. Im 24 now and shaq is still not a Laker 😪💯Damn life turned out brazy
Same!
Only memories of the 2000-2003 lakers dominating the nba remain
I think Kobe was going for the MVP in that 2004 finals and it played right into the Pistons defense which was one of the greatest defenses of all time. That and Karl Malone being hurt killed our chances.
IceBerg SlimTV indeed
Shaq's right about the Detroit series. He shot over 60% on avg. that series. Kobe shot 38% and took 113 shots that series and Shaq only took 84.
Shaq was also being locked up by Ben Wallace
Man, Kobe was the only reason they even won a game in that series. Those numbers don't tell the full story. We all know Kobe was a high volume shooter and not the most efficient even when they were winning.
@@anthonybell9135 Shaq averaged 27 and 11 shooting 60% from the field that series. You call that getting locked up?
@@videoorgy right but Kobe "won them that game" only because Luke Walton stepped up, had 8 assists and was +18, the highest efficiency on their team that game. Kobe is highly responsible for why the lost the series. In games 4 & 5 Kobe scored 20 points, took 25 shots and was 32% FGP. Game 5, Kobe scores 24, takes 21 shots and is 33% FGP.
Shaq on the other hand was way more efficient, game 4: 36 points, 76% FGP on only 21 shots. Game 5, 20 points on 13 shots and 54% FGP. So I'm not saying this tells the whole story of why they got beat but it tells most of it. The Lakers could've easily won games 4 & 5 if you give the ball to Shaq.
Kobe will always be a great player but at that time I think he had a huge ego problem and so desperately wanted to be like MJ, his "mamba mentality or assassins mentality" ended up being a double-edged sword that cost his team that championship.
@@ccmcdoug yes, he had 2 maybe 3 good games and the rest below average. He even had a game he scored 14 points. To be the most dominate at that time and only scoring 14 in a finals game. Can't blame Kobe for every game when he doesn't have the ball 100 percent of the game.
fact: kobe and shaq wouldve won 6 plus had shaq put in the work instead of relying on his body AND kobe to bail him out simple
Alex Zuniga lol shut your dumb ass up. Kobe shot them out of games
@Logical
Right so what about all those series against the blazers spurs Kings?
I really believe you never watched a game of That lakers era in your life kid
A. C lol, he really didnt do much that blazer series, yes he balled against that spurs series and the king series the league bailed them out.
saying kobe would never be kobe if he stayed under shaq was laughable
he would have
folks simply ran with this cause of the feud
before that they said shaq now kobe later
this is typical
I’m listening and really trying to understand what is the point of this segment
clicks and clout
Numbers say Kobe passed the ball to Shaq in the Detroit series more then any other teammate. Let that sink in.
when ever SAS says: "Years ago", I have flashback about that Alabama rapper that choked on live tv LOL
Prisoner #627
Rapper: years ago they tried to....years ago they tried to...
Reporter: you want to read something from your book?
Rapper: yuh
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Stepehn A is giving examples of situations to show that Kobe isn't a phony type of guy. He is an upfront direct type of person
One of the best duo's, maybe the most disappointing in what could had been, 9 or 10 rings at least.
Just write the book already, Stephen A
The thing is, nobody has Kobe’s work ethic; he is straight up OCD. That’s why he’d make an awful coach and most players don’t enjoy being his teammate. A lot of folks admire Kobe, but if you spent a week with him, you’d probably find the experience unpleasant too.
Kobe has the alpha mindset yea. But there's more to being alpha than mind.
Shaq had the Body. He crushed teams physically, made everyone have easier looks, caused foul trouble, got teammates free throws, and was the soul. He devastated opponents with disrespectful dunks. He galvanized the Arena with Disrespectful dunks. He dunked on everybody. No mercy.
Kobe should be thankful. It truly was Batman and a great Robin.
Kobe became Batman later in career
For as dominant as Shaq was, he is one of the most underachieving players of all-time.
Worst comment I've seen in quite some time.
@@lamarick lol ok. how so?
You are speaking facts, don't allow these young dumb stans tell you different. Shaq could have been top 2 or 3 all time easily. But he is considered top 10 at best. Yes that's still great, but for Shaq, that's low.
@@ThreeWrightKids maybe I watched a different Shaq play. His achievements are in a league of his own. Injuries slowed him down, yet he's still top 5.. Underachiever should not apply to Shaq.
@@lamarick I agree he was completely unstoppable, an all time great.
Am I the only one who likes Screaming A's radio show more then the cartoon character he plays on First Take?
And most important it was about basketball!!!
I and Me are mighty words! That's all I got to say about that (Forrest Gump voice)
I'm a huge kobe & shaq fan, but I'm confused why we hear each player telling fans and media how they walked away from the game satisfied and with no regrets... but they're suddenly now bickering about how they could have won more "if this and if that happened". Again, confused.
Because LeBron and AD are now Lakers, the Media is working to create tension and dissension amongst all Lakers players current/former
Somebody find the highlights of the game where Kobe through the behind the legs pass to Shaq against the Sonics. Timestamp is 3:31.
15 years later and we're still talking about this smh
I know we in August Espn really trying to talk basketball no matter what
Kobe the realest 💯
lmao swallowing 3 big macs😂😂😂
Ant Pain akademiks entered the chat
good old times......love=hate
Which is why this is weird it’s gettin publicity showing the media just bored he has always said this and to him
Imagine if Minnesota drafted Kobe to pair him up with Kevin Garnett!!! That could've been better than Kobe and Shaq, who knows!
He sounds like DMX when he said "Scrub"
Kobe wasn't scared of Childs or Bell either
says "I'm not gonna talk about it unless I have their permission", proceeds to talk about it in the next 5 minutes....
Is it me or does Stephen A. Smith speak like a Preacher in a sermon.
The meek mill of sport anchors 🤣🤣
Kobey calls out Shaq, Shaq calls out Dwight, Dwight like wtf !! He was calling u out Shaquille.
My Daddy always said that there's a difference between brave and foolish.
Forever, ever?
Pac - "Somethings will Never Change"
Shaq literally said himself he didn’t have the work ethic lebron, Kobe and MJ had. He said his goal wasn’t to be the best, it was to be the most dominant. Which he was. It was in the rich eisen interview he did.
Shaq said ain't no lazy nigga win four rings...cold
Believe me when I say that we all want a debate between Sharpe and SAS....
Shaq did just enough to barely stay in shape, but he certainly did not put in extra work like Kobe did...and Kobe put in extra work on a regular basis.
0:46 a big snort lol
"You said this m.fer you said that m.fer " bahahahaha
Hard to watch these radio clips wit all the theatrics... Shit really coulda been 1:30 clip... 😒
SAS always finds a way to not offend anyone....guess he's perfect for today's culture
chris childs missed too
Kobe ate those like it was nothing. Chris Childs had 2 clear punches and didn't even make Kobe lean back. Plus ran after. You supposed to knock someone off their feet with those punches
What about when Shaq almost rearranged his face and put a head size dent in the locker lol
Kobe has to remember Shaq is 6 years older! They were in a different physical position of their lives. He had a legendary orlando run before he even played with kobe. When Shaq won a ring with Miami, he was 34 years old. Kobe injured his achilles when he was 34, 35.
What is this old beef day? Might as well bring up the 50 Cent Ja Rule beef like come on man
This all seems so petty now. I’m sure Shaq agrees
You don’t have to be scared to get your a*s kicked
No.
well rather u get your ass kicked or let somebody punk you and bully you which one u rather be
Angie Chagani Shaq could get his ass kicked too ... stop Acting u never seen small person knock out big person before .
Marcus Davis dai
@@John-jm4nv I never seen a small person knock out a 7'1 350 Animal 🤣🤣🤣
"Let me come to Kobe's defense in this regard " you've done that his whole career and after that trust me we KNOW you gone defend your boo
Shaq is a real life Big Smoke
Kobe and Shaq already mentioned their flaws in their 1:1
-Kobe: shaw and me separate =Goku and Vegeta......BUT FUSED; AAAAWWWWWWWWW SH** We whooping everybody a**
Let it go already
He's a Under achiever if he hit his free throw and in his younger years had a go to movie and Average 20 rebounds then you call him great hes the biggest man in the league. To be great you can't have any weakness that will hurt the team
The sports preacher !
The media blows stuff up, Kobe gave him a complement......It was so easy for shaq period
Judging by how Shaq and Barkley looked when they fought, or any other basketball player or even football players I’ve seen TRY and fight, I’d have no fear either. Just because you big and athletic and play sports, don’t mean you got hands. 🤷🏾♂️
Also, everyone blames Kobe for losing to the Pistons in 04. And he deserves a lot of blame especially because he ended up being a greater player overall, however, what Ben Wallace did to Shaq in that serious should’ve never happened regardless of what Kobe was doing.
He pushed Shaq forward so Shaq couldn't do much. Plus the league made multiple rules to stop Shaq after the three peat.
Hey Will, I don't know how much basketball you've watched in your life (not a slight at all since I know tone is lost when chatting on the internet). I'm going to guess though that you've probably watched your fair amount of hoops (collegiate and pro) over the years. What the Pistons did to the Lakers in the '04 Finals doesn't surprise me because as you've alluded to, the Pistons were a TEAM (and a damn good one at that). Billups, Rip, Prince, Sheed and Ben were in their prime All-Stars. They may not have been better individually than either Kobe or Shaq but they played as a team. The thing that stands out to me (and considering what Stephen A spoke on) is when you're indecisive against a really good team then you WILL have difficulty scoring, no matter how great your individual talent is. The '04 Lakers chemistry was shit and it finally culminated in the Finals when they faced a squad that played with unity.
"Swallowing a big mac" lmao
To say anyone did not have Kobe's work ethic does not necessarily mean they were lazy. No one had Kobe's work ethic.
Why is this news all of the sudden again
nobody said kobe was scard of shaq , shaq was not scard of kobe. all kobe had to say was we are two different to did things differently
Shaq is older than kobe and came into the nba in his prime📠
By the time I started watching the NBA again the run was over. The Lakers were getting bitch slapped by my Pistons. HA! But even in defeat, I could see Kobe was that deal. One of the best to ever do it.