I love that while yes, compiling these can take some time, but releasing the full length cuts of series like this far from the original release date really makes it feel brand new. This was one of my favorite series you guys have made. Thank you for your passion and hard work.
@@David-iv6je idk if I've ever watched a secret base video with a female narrator-assuming clara is female--could comebody link? I feel like 75% of their content is voiced by john lol but maybe thats just what I click on
Secret Base sure knows what's needed to full length this on Christmas.. Seth is just a master narrator. And this scenario really shows that success is never without conflict.
They both had legit beef against each other. Shaq was lazy and tried to "play his way into shape" or "flip the switch." OTOH, Kobe's stupid-ass rape was both offensive to decency but also distracted them out of another ring.
3 peats are so rare. Kobe declined the leading role for He Got Game in order to get stronger and better on the court. Peace to Kobe and Jerry West. Thank you for sharing the video/upload.
"The media covered Kobe's prom because his prom date was Brandy." Dude coulda skipped the pro ball career and just gotten into the Hall of Fame right there prob
I had a buddy who went to Lower Marion HS at the time. He said Kobe was a straight up celebrity and him taking Brandy to the prom was a huge deal. Everyone knew he was the mf man
Shaq was right. Kobe was just doing too much of his own thing (like always) and whe he eventually relented on that bs, they finally won. Now... Kobe was also right. Shaq wasn't his type of hard worker. If he was, he'd have won more rings.
@@dukes1993724Kobe’s legacy wouldn’t be as great if him and Shaq stayed together. He would’ve never got the credit he deserved and ppl would still claim he could only win with Shaq. Plus it worked out on both ends, Shaq won another ring with the Heat and Lakers were able to retool their roster around Kobe to have him lead the Lakers to 2 more rings.
Real Lakers fans gotta see this. One of the best videos on YT. Thank you for making it. Good times, even thru all the bad. Lakers were about Winning, point blank. Miss you Mamba. Thank you for giving us real Lakers fans everything you had.
Seth. Thank you for all you do with these videos. The amazing history and the storytelling you deliver to us. Without you I wouldn't be such a fan. Thank you
I have watched this in the 3 part series and this full version 4x. The breakdown of which is the right way is up for the viewer is complete genius! Mike and Scottie should be next!
It’s crazy how Shaq and Kobe won 3 championships together (in a row) and they somehow underachieved imo. It is great that Shaq and Kobe mended fences before he passed. Shaq’s story about telling Kobe “there’s no ‘I’ in team” and him replying “but there’s an “‘m e’ motherf***er” cracked me up. 😂
MJ>Kobe>>Magic=Wilt>Bird>Curry>Shaq=Hakeem=Duncan then the Wade -KD, and somewhere there LBJ. Guys Like Nowitzki, Stockton are underrated. Kobe and Shaq are Not underrated. They are both Top-Ten of Best Player we have seen so far. Jokic, Doncic and Wemby will be rememberend of this Era.
@Joel-yp5ld easy call. Curry changed the game. Everyone want to shoot Like the Chef. LBJ killed the game. Traveling, flopping, being on steroids at diddy Parties, the Bronny Show, the list goes on and on. Btw Olympics Finals?! Who served the dinner? Durability and longlivity don't make you to one of the best ever. You have to change the game. Like kareem, Magic, Bird, Mike, even Iverson, Kobes Mamba Mentality, shaqs dominance.. And: The Clutch! LBJ in Clutchtime? I would rather send muggsy bogues to a dunk or Shaq to the Line then givin LBJ the ball.
@@DennardC_27 so you want dribble Like Iverson? Shoot Like Curry? Pass Like Kidd or Stockton? Fly Like Mike? Mamba Mentality? Or Flop, travel and brick Like LBJ? LBJ is a more then avarage Player, but not so good as you think. He is Not even the best Allrounder. Pippen was way better then LBJ. LeBrick is durable, and thats the steroids. Nothing to Look Up.
Dude didn’t want to sit in traffic for girls aau practice on a Sunday morning so he put all those people at risk for nothing… you’re right I mourn for them not the r*pist
@@jameslightsey1761i remember hearing the news on the day of the crash, talking to people who kept forgetting that seven other people were on that plane. So preoccupied with Kobe and Gianna, it took all the oxygen in the room. It was a smaller more complex tragedy laid on top of the tragedy of the crash itself.
Because they only made it to tell their story of the Lakers because _Winning Time_ in their view, didn’t depict them well. They were never interested in telling a full, honest story of the franchise because they’re too close to the story. _Winning Time_ was and, had they’d gotten a season three renewal, would have covered the Shaq/Kobe era.
Thank you for addressing that rape trial/case,it happened no need to act as if it didn't. Kobe made a very bad decision that day in Colorado with the 19 yr old girl,a lesson well learned too. No ones perfect in this world,but,Kobe shouldn't have told Shaq's business ( a true &&&&& move ) take that pressure like a man,not like a chump or a snitch.
I hate how nobody talks about it as if it never happened & if you do you're labeled as being disrespectful to his legacy since he's not here anymore or just an ass. Like it happened. It's part of his journey & legacy. It's ok to talk about the good & bad of his journey. Smh
I remember at the time thinking how could anyone do that to someone especially someone they’ve known for so long and had so much success with. But Shaq has forgiven him since then insofar as to make it his life’s mission to protect Kobe’s honor and legacy
Im from the Philadelphia metro, 2 years younger than Kobe and went to highschool in his District back in the mid 90's. Montgomery County, a neighboring county of Philadelphia, so I was basically GROUND ZERO for the whole Kobe Highschool experience, he was a TRUE PHENOMENON. My Highschool Norristown High played Lower Marion several times, and each time it was an EVENT. Kobe was our local JORDAN FIGURE. I remember I was 16 and everyone just praised Kobe like a TRUE CELEBRITY. Like he was just ANNOINTED, I remember when he was to the prom with BRANDY, the most popular R&B singer of the time. Our county has small town vibes and Kobe was truly a BIG FISH.
EH.... he can say what ever he wants but things hit a bit different when you, Kobe, are telling the police your big brother is smashing chicks his wife don't know about to give yourself and alibi about where you was at to cover what you did((i'm referring to the case Kobe caught back then that i'm sure most of you aren't even aware of)).... ofc vids like this WON'T go into details like that.... ppl love Kobe and ppl of course no deify him since he's gone so he's done NO Wrong at any point in his career when that wasn't the case... Kobe was SO immature minded before he evolved as a person in the 06 to 08 seasons and a bit after and it took him and Shaq yrs to come to terms with their own selves and each other to finally squash the legit beef they had when they were younger.... I know Shaq to say a lot of things to deflate situations, to make things smaller then what they were and that's a skill he uses but if you were paying any attention to them and the lakers back then even thru their winning you always felt those two didn't really like each other so this type bs fluff piece on the two just having a "Brotherly Competitive Beef" with each other is really just a joke.....
The title of the video says "Work beef". Never once did the plot of this video represent it as "innocent brotherly beef", it only recites that as the cover story by the Lakers and the players saying that's all it was. The video explained EVERYTHING from the rape case, the fights, the interviews, the hate, the immaturity on both sides etc. Maybe you just can't comprehend a full length doc and the meaning of it as a whole.
oh look another agottyF ch with its moderation turned on high so nobody can respond to others post... so typical of a ch spreading misinformation to do this
Phil Jackson said otherwise. There was considerable beef between them. Over training habits as well as star focus. Remember after the Lakers lost in the 08 Finals, Shaq rapping at a event asking the crowd, "Kobe, tell me how my @$$ taste?"
i respect the hell out of kobe for standing up to shaq. Very few people have been willing to do that they just let him do what he wants, and what he want is to cry when things don't go his way
2 things - eceryone just gonna act cerebrally constipated that kobe was a 🍇ist ? & If karl malone didn't get hurt, lajers win another chip vs det - malone went HAM defensively vs Spur's T duncan
The Lakers a nation With plenty of faces In plenty of places Just circle the globe. Run into plenty of races In plenty of spaces With purple and gold. Best duo in my book Kareem with the skyhook Magic with the no look Was leaving ‘em so shook. It is a team game The crown’s on King James Jack Nicholson courtside Oooh look the score’s tied. Wham! Don’t give a damn punk Kobe down the middle, throw to Shaq... SLAM DUNK! The story for me Is Horry for three 2, 1, ANNHH!
I can't blame Kobe for the way he acted, everyone knew he had the talent to be a first option. For one, if anybody including Jordan, Lebron or even Durant played with Shaq, they'd all be the second option. It be stupid not to. With that said had Kobe stayed the second option he'd be labeled a Scottie Pippen, but he'd also win more rings. And I'm sure Scottie was relieved to get out of Jordan's shadow and prove he could lead as the number 1 option when Jordan retired. These guys are competitors after all. I can't blame Kobe because those rings become less meaningful with Shaq overtime. But boy had they stayed together, Shaq's career is looked at very differently.
Shaq was lazy, and Kobe hated engaging with his teammates, and those were good reasons for them to hate each other. Even if those factors didn't cause friction, they probably would've parted ways still. Kobe wanted to prove he could win the title without Shaq and do it as the undisputed leader, and Shaq wasn't going to give up the role as the main guy. If the friction wasn't there, their egos were still too big to coexist forever. Sometimes, a team isn't big enough for two big names.
I love that while yes, compiling these can take some time, but releasing the full length cuts of series like this far from the original release date really makes it feel brand new.
This was one of my favorite series you guys have made. Thank you for your passion and hard work.
I was intending to skim it to watch it for later, but it was so engaging that I watched the entirety in one sitting lol.
This guy is my favorite narrator by far
His name is Seth. You’ll see him a lot in series by other secret base personalities. Like weird rules and rewinder.
Seth and Clara are my two favorites
Seth is great. Clara is great. Two similar styles with great narrator voices that include humor and the art of the raconteur
@@David-iv6je idk if I've ever watched a secret base video with a female narrator-assuming clara is female--could comebody link? I feel like 75% of their content is voiced by john lol but maybe thats just what I click on
@@ethanp5948 Clara's good. Many more from Seth though. th-cam.com/video/rqQLbaDG8RM/w-d-xo.html
Just rolled one up too. Thanks man 🙏🏽
Facts smoking while watching now
hehahaheh WEED!
Cannabis
@@DoctorRobertBobby hahaha I love making fun of people talking about enjoying things
@@senLunoleave doctor Bobby Bobby alone 😢
I love the compiled version of these videos. It’s always great to come back to a mini series and watch it all together again
Secret Base sure knows what's needed to full length this on Christmas.. Seth is just a master narrator. And this scenario really shows that success is never without conflict.
Just pointing out a minor error. The clip from at 1:17:28 of Shaq saying "Kobe" is actually from Scary Movie 4 and not 2.
This is maybe the highest quality documentary piece I have ever seen
Any video that starts with Eric Satie in the background is an automatic like from me!
Bro really made an hour and a half long video documenting Kobe and Shaq beef lol that’s dedication 💯
This is a gem of sports journalism. An absolute masterpiece 🙏🏼
I love Kobe but damn, he really had that "main character syndrome"
Must superstars have it. Some are just more naked about it.
They both had legit beef against each other. Shaq was lazy and tried to "play his way into shape" or "flip the switch." OTOH, Kobe's stupid-ass rape was both offensive to decency but also distracted them out of another ring.
honestly think this is one of the best pieces you guys have done. great great job
3 peats are so rare.
Kobe declined the leading role for He Got Game in order to get stronger and better on the court.
Peace to Kobe and Jerry West.
Thank you for sharing the video/upload.
The back n forth between these two is exhausting. Lol. But great video outlining all of it!
"The media covered Kobe's prom because his prom date was Brandy."
Dude coulda skipped the pro ball career and just gotten into the Hall of Fame right there prob
I had a buddy who went to Lower Marion HS at the time. He said Kobe was a straight up celebrity and him taking Brandy to the prom was a huge deal. Everyone knew he was the mf man
@@poindextertunes🧢
Shaq was right. Kobe was just doing too much of his own thing (like always) and whe he eventually relented on that bs, they finally won. Now... Kobe was also right. Shaq wasn't his type of hard worker. If he was, he'd have won more rings.
Shaq wanted one ring. Kobe wanted as many as he could get. And... Shaq just wasn't that interested in it.
12 is a trip by Kobe though. That was impossible, but maybe 8 was indeed possible.
@@VeteranVandalthere's nothing that says Shaq only wanted one?
@@VeteranVandalRealistically, 6. Shaq was is a huge decline by 2007
@@dukes1993724Kobe’s legacy wouldn’t be as great if him and Shaq stayed together. He would’ve never got the credit he deserved and ppl would still claim he could only win with Shaq. Plus it worked out on both ends, Shaq won another ring with the Heat and Lakers were able to retool their roster around Kobe to have him lead the Lakers to 2 more rings.
Real Lakers fans gotta see this.
One of the best videos on YT. Thank you for making it. Good times, even thru all the bad. Lakers were about Winning, point blank.
Miss you Mamba. Thank you for giving us real Lakers fans everything you had.
Secret Base.. that was so beautifully made.. take a bow! So overwhelming, I'm still finding the words...
The banger before Christmas. Merry Xmas to the secret base fam
She ordered the Kobe beef like Shaquille O'Neil. - Kanye west
This really a quote ?
@DanMiss-v6x Ghostface back like that remix with Kanye and neyo. A real banger
Seth. Thank you for all you do with these videos. The amazing history and the storytelling you deliver to us. Without you I wouldn't be such a fan. Thank you
I have watched this in the 3 part series and this full version 4x. The breakdown of which is the right way is up for the viewer is complete genius! Mike and Scottie should be next!
i sat for over an hr and 20 mins of a roller coaster ride of emotion ty secret base.
This video is immense. I knew the topic and here is a LOT of AAA data. Wonderful edition. Top. Thanks
It’s crazy how Shaq and Kobe won 3 championships together (in a row) and they somehow underachieved imo. It is great that Shaq and Kobe mended fences before he passed. Shaq’s story about telling Kobe “there’s no ‘I’ in team” and him replying “but there’s an “‘m e’ motherf***er” cracked me up. 😂
MJ>Kobe>>Magic=Wilt>Bird>Curry>Shaq=Hakeem=Duncan
then the Wade -KD, and somewhere there LBJ. Guys Like Nowitzki, Stockton are underrated.
Kobe and Shaq are Not underrated. They are both Top-Ten of Best Player we have seen so far.
Jokic, Doncic and Wemby will be rememberend of this Era.
@@DoNotReanimatein what world is curry higher all time than lbj
@Joel-yp5ld easy call. Curry changed the game. Everyone want to shoot Like the Chef.
LBJ killed the game. Traveling, flopping, being on steroids at diddy Parties, the Bronny Show, the list goes on and on.
Btw Olympics Finals?! Who served the dinner?
Durability and longlivity don't make you to one of the best ever. You have to change the game. Like kareem, Magic, Bird, Mike, even Iverson, Kobes Mamba Mentality, shaqs dominance..
And: The Clutch!
LBJ in Clutchtime? I would rather send muggsy bogues to a dunk or Shaq to the Line then givin LBJ the ball.
@@DoNotReanimateSteph Curry is great, he's not better than LeBron.
@@DennardC_27 so you want dribble Like Iverson? Shoot Like Curry? Pass Like Kidd or Stockton? Fly Like Mike? Mamba Mentality?
Or Flop, travel and brick Like LBJ?
LBJ is a more then avarage Player, but not so good as you think.
He is Not even the best Allrounder. Pippen was way better then LBJ.
LeBrick is durable, and thats the steroids. Nothing to Look Up.
Thanks for the Christmas (Eve) present of an 1+ hour Beef episode!
For some reason I read the title as ‘how to make a brisket | full length ‘ because it just made sense that a super cut beef history would be brisket
You know what? That's some higher-level thinking right there
Yet another masterpiece from this channel. A great what-if.
This was so effing good. RIP Black Mamba glad I got to see you. Wish I had watched more
It was a hell of a ride. Still can't believe he's gone.
I always feel bad for the 8 other people who died when I think of that crash
Exactly. Taking nothing away from Kobe's death but just because those people were not as famous as Kobe doesn't mean their deaths shouldn't matter
Dude didn’t want to sit in traffic for girls aau practice on a Sunday morning so he put all those people at risk for nothing… you’re right I mourn for them not the r*pist
@@jameslightsey1761i remember hearing the news on the day of the crash, talking to people who kept forgetting that seven other people were on that plane. So preoccupied with Kobe and Gianna, it took all the oxygen in the room. It was a smaller more complex tragedy laid on top of the tragedy of the crash itself.
Except the low IQ pilot - all metrics & data that day implies it would of been cerebrally constipated to take the 🚁 that day
What an awesome video! as much as I enjoyed the lakers documentary on Hulu, it left out some bigger parts of Kobe and Shaq’s era together in LA.
Because they only made it to tell their story of the Lakers because _Winning Time_ in their view, didn’t depict them well. They were never interested in telling a full, honest story of the franchise because they’re too close to the story. _Winning Time_ was and, had they’d gotten a season three renewal, would have covered the Shaq/Kobe era.
This is the modern version of Hardwood Classics on TV!!!
We gotta protect Secret Base at all costs. This is a thoughtful masterpiece.
This was dope my friend 💯🔥🙏🏾
Beautifully done my friend.
I can never get enough Kobe and Shaq content. My childhood in a nutshell. Long live Kobe
Thank you for addressing that rape trial/case,it happened no need to act as if it didn't. Kobe made a very bad decision that day in Colorado with the 19 yr old girl,a lesson well learned too. No ones perfect in this world,but,Kobe shouldn't have told Shaq's business ( a true &&&&& move ) take that pressure like a man,not like a chump or a snitch.
I hate how nobody talks about it as if it never happened & if you do you're labeled as being disrespectful to his legacy since he's not here anymore or just an ass. Like it happened. It's part of his journey & legacy. It's ok to talk about the good & bad of his journey. Smh
@@JECZ23 AGREED,amigo and well said.
I remember at the time thinking how could anyone do that to someone especially someone they’ve known for so long and had so much success with. But Shaq has forgiven him since then insofar as to make it his life’s mission to protect Kobe’s honor and legacy
One of your best works ever. I enjoyed every second of it. Thank you
Brilliant, brilliant story-telling. Cheers for this
This was absolutely amazing! Really touches the soul. RIP Kobe
Man I just watched... All that. Good job, amazing series, I was compelled the entire way
Absolutely amazing video bro
"Shaq dont wonna talk about Kobe. Shaq wanna talk about Shaq!" 😂
That edit of Kobe shooting 2000 makes a day can make a grown man cry
What a beautiful ending to a well-written and well-researched piece. Thank you.
The download I didn’t know I needed on Christmas Eve. It’s a Festivus miracle!
Secret base raises the bar if sports videos essays every single video. I’m taking SB over 30for30 every day
This is amazing my favorite video on this channel
Loved this series as it dropped. Amazing work
Great work SB!!!
Thanks for the full upload. Ya got me again 😂
This was excellent. I watched the entire video. Thank you!
19:45 - Magic encouraging everyone to stay positive, no surprise there
This is a freaking masterpiece... From start to finish, just a masterpiece of storytelling.
Another amazing doc thanks guys
A drop as epic as Kobe vs Shaq…from Secret Base… on Christmas Eve!!! I’m game!!
Great video, i remember those original beef videos fondly. Greatest early Christmas gift!
Amazing doc right here
One of thee best basketball docs I have seen
Im from the Philadelphia metro, 2 years younger than Kobe and went to highschool in his District back in the mid 90's. Montgomery County, a neighboring county of Philadelphia, so I was basically GROUND ZERO for the whole Kobe Highschool experience, he was a TRUE PHENOMENON. My Highschool Norristown High played Lower Marion several times, and each time it was an EVENT. Kobe was our local JORDAN FIGURE. I remember I was 16 and everyone just praised Kobe like a TRUE CELEBRITY. Like he was just ANNOINTED, I remember when he was to the prom with BRANDY, the most popular R&B singer of the time. Our county has small town vibes and Kobe was truly a BIG FISH.
W plz continue to make longer beef history vids 🙏🏽
Secretbase's goat Seth at it again.
Shaq its ok to say you hated each other at times and had beef.
The past doesn't change because someone passes away.
EH.... he can say what ever he wants but things hit a bit different when you, Kobe, are telling the police your big brother is smashing chicks his wife don't know about to give yourself and alibi about where you was at to cover what you did((i'm referring to the case Kobe caught back then that i'm sure most of you aren't even aware of)).... ofc vids like this WON'T go into details like that.... ppl love Kobe and ppl of course no deify him since he's gone so he's done NO Wrong at any point in his career when that wasn't the case... Kobe was SO immature minded before he evolved as a person in the 06 to 08 seasons and a bit after and it took him and Shaq yrs to come to terms with their own selves and each other to finally squash the legit beef they had when they were younger.... I know Shaq to say a lot of things to deflate situations, to make things smaller then what they were and that's a skill he uses but if you were paying any attention to them and the lakers back then even thru their winning you always felt those two didn't really like each other so this type bs fluff piece on the two just having a "Brotherly Competitive Beef" with each other is really just a joke.....
The title of the video says "Work beef". Never once did the plot of this video represent it as "innocent brotherly beef", it only recites that as the cover story by the Lakers and the players saying that's all it was. The video explained EVERYTHING from the rape case, the fights, the interviews, the hate, the immaturity on both sides etc. Maybe you just can't comprehend a full length doc and the meaning of it as a whole.
@@kjax0630 shaq always makes lite of their terrible relationship so I'm clarifying it for any that's getting this misinformation... DEAL WITH IT
@@kjax0630 i'm stating something chs like this don't talk about and you have to DEAL with that
oh look another agottyF ch with its moderation turned on high so nobody can respond to others post... so typical of a ch spreading misinformation to do this
oh look.. another
Such a great video!
The music at the beginning is my alarm in the morning 😂😂
amazing video
Great video!! Kudos!!
“De-volve into the Precambrian explosion” 😂😂
Great journalism!
Subbed bro ur too goated
Jeff Pearlman's Three Ring Circus is the best book I've read in the last three years
Crazy i was just watching videos on this after binge watching Winning Time this past weekend 😂
Na, Shaq and Kobe are the BEST TANDEM in sports HISTORY 🔥
Great video ❤
Thank you for this. we miss you every day, Kobe!
Thx for the Xmas gift
Phil Jackson said otherwise. There was considerable beef between them. Over training habits as well as star focus. Remember after the Lakers lost in the 08 Finals, Shaq rapping at a event asking the crowd, "Kobe, tell me how my @$$ taste?"
i respect the hell out of kobe for standing up to shaq. Very few people have been willing to do that they just let him do what he wants, and what he want is to cry when things don't go his way
You can say the same thing for Kobe you should be thanking God for Phil Jackson
This is a great video.
I love you guys
Excellent job
Them boys loved each other man that was a nasty break up. Probably could’ve had more rings
Tough man thanks fr
2 things - eceryone just gonna act cerebrally constipated that kobe was a 🍇ist ? & If karl malone didn't get hurt, lajers win another chip vs det - malone went HAM defensively vs Spur's T duncan
poor Malone lol dude was fed up
kobe, we love you… broke my heart
I love the intro
Shaq was dissing on another level 🤣 The Rap😂
You DID NOT start this with Erik Satie 🔥🔥🔥Happy new year.
Rest in peace the GOAT🕊️💜💛hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday.🎄
Last to be First here happy holidays
That music at 1:20:39 Seth, sounds like Philipe Saisse from his piano on Gato Barbieri's song "Mystica". 🤔
Kobe's an all-time great but damn was he selfish. Especially thinking about the 04 finals.
song at 17:40 please?
The Lakers a nation
With plenty of faces
In plenty of places
Just circle the globe.
Run into plenty of races
In plenty of spaces
With purple and gold.
Best duo in my book
Kareem with the skyhook
Magic with the no look
Was leaving ‘em so shook.
It is a team game
The crown’s on King James
Jack Nicholson courtside
Oooh look the score’s tied.
Wham! Don’t give a damn punk
Kobe down the middle, throw to Shaq... SLAM DUNK!
The story for me
Is Horry for three 2, 1, ANNHH!
Great Work
I can't blame Kobe for the way he acted, everyone knew he had the talent to be a first option. For one, if anybody including Jordan, Lebron or even Durant played with Shaq, they'd all be the second option. It be stupid not to.
With that said had Kobe stayed the second option he'd be labeled a Scottie Pippen, but he'd also win more rings. And I'm sure Scottie was relieved to get out of Jordan's shadow and prove he could lead as the number 1 option when Jordan retired. These guys are competitors after all. I can't blame Kobe because those rings become less meaningful with Shaq overtime. But boy had they stayed together, Shaq's career is looked at very differently.
Kobe was NOT over that Shaq , but he wanted to take over Shaq, thanks to Shaq Kobe got 3 free rings
@@mindurbiznez651 Thanks to Kobe, Shaq got three rings too. Shaq played with two all stars on two different teams pre Kobe and couldn't get it done
Shaq was lazy, and Kobe hated engaging with his teammates, and those were good reasons for them to hate each other. Even if those factors didn't cause friction, they probably would've parted ways still. Kobe wanted to prove he could win the title without Shaq and do it as the undisputed leader, and Shaq wasn't going to give up the role as the main guy. If the friction wasn't there, their egos were still too big to coexist forever. Sometimes, a team isn't big enough for two big names.
I just rewatched the individual episodes yesterday 😂