{"id":1574375,"date":"2023-07-06T10:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T14:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1574375"},"modified":"2023-07-06T10:39:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T14:39:09","slug":"shaquille-oneal-lakers-teammates-were-banned-from-hazing-young-kobe-bryant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaquille-oneal-lakers-teammates-were-banned-from-hazing-young-kobe-bryant\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaquille O'Neal and His Lakers Teammates Were Banned From Hazing a Young Kobe Bryant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you think of all-time NBA duos, Shaquille O'Neal<\/a> and Kobe Bryant<\/a> have to be near the top of the list. While things eventually broke down in Hollywood, the two stars did find great success with the Lakers, dominating the Western Conference and winning three championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But did you know that Dr. Jerry Buss and the team brass played an important role in getting things off on the right foot?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, according to Gilbert Arenas<\/a>, Bryant arrived in LA with some special protections. Apparently, Shaq and the rest of the squad were specifically told that they couldn't haze the teenager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sound unbelievable? Well, let's hop in the time machine and check it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaquille O'Neal was known as something of a prankster, but he was told that Kobe Bryant was off-limits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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