Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant—two of the most dominant forces the NBA had ever seen- but coexisting on the same team turned out to be more complicated than beating them on the court. The Shaq ...

Campaigning for Kobe Interestingly, O'Neal also had another goal that season: to help his running mate win his first MVP trophy. Shaq snagged his MVP award in 1999 and was considered one of the ...

Right from the jump, Pau understood that Kobe's ultimate goal was clear and straightforward. KB wanted to win more championships, and he was willing to put in the hard work to make that a reality.

And at the end of the thing, when we both got the same MVPs, he gave the trophy to my son. Grabbed me and said, 'Thank you, big fella. You always stayed on my (expletive), and I love you for that.