Shaquille O’Neal knows a little something about being part of a star duo that splits apart due to friction. After Jason Kidd tossed another log on the fire in Boston this week, , there was no one better equipped to talk about how Brown and Jayson Tatum need to handle that than O’Neal. As Shaq explained on NBATV’s pregame coverage, the two stars cannot “worry about useless titles” like who is the best player, noting if they start doing that it’ll impact not just Game 2 but could cost them the series.
It’s sage advice, but Shaq begins it with a bit of revisionist history, as he said he “knew” he wasn’t the best player on those Lakers teams with Kobe Bryant that three-peated in the early 2000s. "In my Lakers' runs, I wasn't the best player on the team, I knew that..
. If these two young gentleman are worried about useless titles..
.not only will it effect this game, but they will lose the series." on Jason Kidd's recent comments about the The Jays — NBA TV (@NBATV) Shaq and Kobe rather famously had differing opinions about who was the best player, and Shaq covers himself a bit here by splitting hairs between “best” and “most dominant.
” But I’ve got to say, I’m not sure the guy who once while reminding Bryant he can’t win without him truly thought Kobe was the better player at the time. While this feels like the product of hindsight (and, some would say, a false statement even in hindsight given how Shaq dominated those Finals), the advice is cor.
