Shaquille O'Neal Discusses His Lakers Departure Just Prior to First Year with Heat (2004)

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  • čas přidán 21. 04. 2019
  • Prior to the start of the 2004-2005 season, Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal sat down with TNT's John Thompson to discuss a range of topics, focused primarily on his departure from the Los Angeles Lakers the season prior. O'Neal spent eight seasons in Los Angeles, winning three NBA championships, before being traded to the Heat following the Lakers' 2004 Finals loss to the Detroit Pistons. O'Neal would go on to win his fourth NBA title in 2006.
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  • @hitman321100
    @hitman321100 Před 3 lety +54

    R.I.P John Thompson

    • @flyforce16
      @flyforce16 Před 3 lety +4

      I still remember his interview with KG. He was such a good interviewer

  • @MosSoSoDef
    @MosSoSoDef Před 5 lety +110

    It’s interesting watching this after years later Shaq repeatedly says he and Kobe never had a problem back then. He switches up his story every single time it’s ridiculous

    • @bubufubu
      @bubufubu Před 5 lety +10

      Because he's a fucking selfish, self-serving asshole who will lie at the drop of a hat. He's a piece of shit on and off the court. O'Neal thinks it's funny and his dumbass, ignorant fans enable him by laughing and clapping at everything he says and does.

    • @bubufubu
      @bubufubu Před 5 lety +1

      @Drink Me Spoken like an ignorant, assuming twat who, mistakenly, thinks I'm a fan of Kobe Bryant.

    • @KingNez89
      @KingNez89 Před 4 lety +20

      @@bubufubu damn bro you really dont like shaq at all do you?

    • @bubufubu
      @bubufubu Před 4 lety +4

      @@KingNez89 Correct. Outside his family, nobody should.

    • @twittergwdly7836
      @twittergwdly7836 Před 4 lety +16

      bubufubu it’s sports bro relax lmaoooo

  • @LannyTanny90210
    @LannyTanny90210 Před 2 lety +9

    Shaq saying he wasn't outta shape is mad funny.

  • @MrDewayne
    @MrDewayne Před 4 lety +4

    Good video

  • @diocletian607
    @diocletian607 Před 9 dny +1

    Ppl who werent around at the time dont realize their relationship completely changed over the years. Complete 180. It went from them not being able to be in the same room with one another, to kobe being able to be interviewed by shaq. It took years but the relationship had to be repaired first.

  • @865style
    @865style Před 4 měsíci +2

    They always had shaq listed at like 325 on the Lakers lol. But he was obviously a lot bigger and was around 350 to 360. He just confirmed it. He said when I was 345, 355, 365 I was still putting up 28 points. In his mvp season he was in great shape but from his mass he was still at least 340.

  • @nikitanatu7443
    @nikitanatu7443 Před 3 lety +11

    RIP John

  • @johnnyrome1181
    @johnnyrome1181 Před rokem +3

    MY All Time Favorite NBA Player

  • @KatoLaflare
    @KatoLaflare Před 4 lety +60

    Orlando really fumbled the ball with Shaq..

    • @tj-23
      @tj-23 Před 4 lety +21

      Yea but he went to a better franchise and won so it worked it for him

    • @andrewblanco1656
      @andrewblanco1656 Před 3 lety +4

      And the Lakers 🤷🏽‍♂️

    • @supershadowan
      @supershadowan Před 3 lety +8

      Heat and lakers got 4 rings out of them his *32* and *34* jerseys retired there too!😂

    • @Cooley96
      @Cooley96 Před rokem +1

      Orlando Magic, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Oklahoma City Thunder is a quartet that compete ferociously for draft picks only to waste primes and stifle potential by pairing overpaid role players with their would-be franchise superstars as they approach their later years.

  • @Blkac-pill-Black-Life
    @Blkac-pill-Black-Life Před 5 lety +5

    Pls upload the “i dont wanna say nothing
    I got not to say nada”

  • @user-so8hv5dv7e
    @user-so8hv5dv7e Před rokem +1

    MY Time Favorite NBA Player

  • @allclassallthetime4739
    @allclassallthetime4739 Před 3 lety +12

    In the back of my mind, I believe Shaq does think a lot about if he could have played out his career staying with the Lakers and have the same Laker lore and legend like West, Magic, Kareem, Wilt. I'm sure he has no regrets about how it turned out and sure he has more money he can spend in a hundred lifetimes but it still probably was his vision when he signed in '96 and never again wearing that dream-of-every-kid's uniform has to still linger within him at least a bit.

    • @florida1289
      @florida1289 Před 2 lety +5

      LOL. I think the complete opposite. I think Shaq only cared about winning in Miami to shut Kobe up. To show him he was the better player between the two which he obv was. Kobe was selfish. Shaq didnt deserve the shade

    • @josecarranza7555
      @josecarranza7555 Před 2 lety +11

      @@florida1289 At that time, Kobe was a better player than Shaq.
      Shaq got fat and little lazy despite what he says here.
      We Lakers fans remember how he didn’t have surgery on his toe after the 2002 NBA Finals, instead he had the surgery in the beginning of the 2002-2003 season missing many games cause he said it he got hurt on company time, so he had the surgery on company time and the Lakers got off to a bad start under.500
      The Lakers didn’t get home court advantage and lost to the Spurs in the 2003 playoffs.
      Kobe gained muscle after the 2002 NBA Finals.
      Shaq was the selfish and lazy.

    • @Theterminato2013
      @Theterminato2013 Před 2 lety

      @@josecarranza7555 Selfish and Lazy but won 3 finals MVPs during the 3peat. Let me guess, you’re another delusional Kobetard who thought Kobe carried Shaq throughout the entire 3peat.

    • @drelocs2878
      @drelocs2878 Před 2 lety

      @@florida1289 They’re both ego freaks. Can’t stand to see other people shine just like their counterparts (Michael).

    • @melvynsngltn27
      @melvynsngltn27 Před rokem

      @@josecarranza7555 we Lakers fans remember Shaq being hurt in the playoffs and still played yet Kobe fanboys 🌈 don't remember that or how teams had players jumping on his back. Or how Kobe played for Kobe in the finals yet his fagboys 🌈 also pretend that didn't happen

  • @creydadj
    @creydadj Před 3 lety +13

    4:39 no center will boast himself as Shaq did

    • @Liam-ex4mf
      @Liam-ex4mf Před rokem +3

      And is as sensitive

    • @702TifosiGambler
      @702TifosiGambler Před měsícem

      he boasted but he put himself at #5 when he's probably Top 2

    • @creydadj
      @creydadj Před 27 dny

      @@702TifosiGamblerhe said millennial center. Shaq is spitting facts s

    • @smithfan22
      @smithfan22 Před 18 dny

      Wilt Chamberlain did

  • @creydadj
    @creydadj Před 3 lety +6

    On Shaq’s mind, he’s saying to himself it’s Georgetown and their centers’ dumb running jump hook

  • @rumarspencer7302
    @rumarspencer7302 Před 7 měsíci +1

    The late John Thompson. Rip 🙏

  • @k.c.r.5974
    @k.c.r.5974 Před 10 dny +1

    Imagine guys like Shaq "Mr. Sensitive" O'Neal and Charles "Sir Chuckles" Barkley with Kobe's work ethic and in shape every season throughout their entire careers...MY GOD!!!!!

  • @itskajeric
    @itskajeric Před 7 měsíci

    hey shaq! youre my idol!

  • @jamesstewart8377
    @jamesstewart8377 Před 2 měsíci

    That thumbnail did big man dirty.

  • @AnthonyScarpa-er3sq
    @AnthonyScarpa-er3sq Před měsícem

    MOST DOMINATE CENTER EVER

  • @michaelmejia8194
    @michaelmejia8194 Před 3 lety +7

    Best center of all time

    • @bubufubu
      @bubufubu Před 3 lety +2

      Were you born in 1930? Have you been going to NBA games since 1947? Tell us all how many times you saw Mikan, Russell, Chamberlain, and Alcindor play, live? O'Neal isn't even the best Center of the 90's.

    • @hitman321100
      @hitman321100 Před 3 lety +1

      @@bubufubu Not the best but a top 5 center of all time. Also how many black guys had Mikan played against?

    • @bubufubu
      @bubufubu Před 3 lety +1

      @@hitman321100 "top 5 center of all time" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @hitman321100
      @hitman321100 Před 3 lety +2

      @@bubufubu The only ones you can say is better is Kareem, Wilt, Russell and Hakeem.

    • @bubufubu
      @bubufubu Před 3 lety +1

      @@hitman321100 Hey, you and Michael are both almost 100 years old! You guys have a lot in common.

  • @johnnycleveland216
    @johnnycleveland216 Před rokem +1

    Shaq wanted all the smoke lmaooooo

  • @Borjaa24
    @Borjaa24 Před 2 lety +13

    “I’m down here in Miami with Dwayne Wade now” lmao

  • @joshuafult84
    @joshuafult84 Před 8 měsíci

    1:35 LMAO Shaq funny af

  • @26bigfella
    @26bigfella Před 2 lety +4

    Shaq throwing shots at Kobe and Penny 😂

  • @mxg9202
    @mxg9202 Před 3 lety +6

    I didn’t know bill Russell Interviewd Shaq??!!!

    • @dsrgreen29
      @dsrgreen29 Před 3 lety +8

      That's John Thompson he used to be the college basketball coach for Georgetown

    • @mikeyt3158
      @mikeyt3158 Před 3 lety +6

      @@dsrgreen29 think he’s kiddin bruh

  • @702TifosiGambler
    @702TifosiGambler Před měsícem +1

    2:11 ya'll drank water in the club..right🤔

  • @ead838
    @ead838 Před 2 lety +2

    Was Shaq the first player to take 3 teams to the NBA Finals?

    • @TheCaptainAidan
      @TheCaptainAidan Před 2 lety +12

      Wilt Chamberlain went to the Finals with the Warriors, 76ers and Lakers

    • @ead838
      @ead838 Před 2 lety +2

      @@TheCaptainAidan good point 👍🏽

    • @joshuafult84
      @joshuafult84 Před 2 lety +1

      @@TheCaptainAidan didn’t win with all 3 tho

    • @TheCaptainAidan
      @TheCaptainAidan Před 2 lety +10

      @@joshuafult84 Wasn't the question. The question was Finals appearances, not victories. Shaq didn't win with 3 different teams either

    • @asaniwasabi
      @asaniwasabi Před 2 lety +2

      Shaq went to the finals with the Lakers, Heat, and who else?

  • @jitlv
    @jitlv Před 2 lety +5

    Lmao Shaq is stupid really “muscle weighs more than fat” he says haha

  • @RolandBullock-ej8wl
    @RolandBullock-ej8wl Před 7 měsíci

    Shaq not caring about how people feel about him or talking about someone being humble? That's funny......this dude and KD are the most sensitive legends ever!

  • @andrewashford5617
    @andrewashford5617 Před měsícem

    Joker would dance on his headtop

  • @ayv-
    @ayv- Před 2 lety +3

    Well, it's now:
    1. Wilt
    2. Bill
    3. Shaq
    4. Kareem

  • @knosebleed3106
    @knosebleed3106 Před 2 lety +2

    Smash Parker Rhode island Lamama OweDEN

  • @camerondaley6902
    @camerondaley6902 Před rokem +1

    Shaq lyin

  • @RoyPage1970
    @RoyPage1970 Před 22 dny

    F THE OVERRATED RAPIST THAT RAN THIS MAN OUT OF LA

  • @andrewashford5617
    @andrewashford5617 Před měsícem

    Idk idc🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 no wonder why he was crying when kobe died. It’s crazy how ppl like him and will smith used to be idols