“There will never be a next Kobe or Shaq” Shaquille O’Neal talks about Anthony Davis and Lebron James

“There will never be a next Kobe or Shaq” Shaquille O’Neal talks about Anthony Davis and Lebron James
Lebron James with Anthony Davis and Shaquille O’Neal with (Late) Kobe Bryant

Shaquille O’Neal ridicules all speculations of Los Angeles Lakers duo Anthony Davis and Lebron James being the next Kobe Bryant and Shaq. In a clear and up-front manner Shaq silenced the fact that AD and Lebron can ever match the legacy created by Kobe and him. The duo of Kobe and Shaq won 3-consecutive NBA Championships. As many fans suggest, those were the ‘Lakers’ Golden Days’ as these two thrashed teams after team imposing the franchise onto them. 

Shaq however, did not mean it in a rude way. He, himself felt that it is not sensible to compare any duo to another. He simply suggested that the legacy one created by him and Kobe can never be duplicated. Yet, the fact being in everyone’s mind is that, Can Anthony Davis and Lebron James stretch the NBA ring tally to the one registered under Kobe and Shaq? 

“Kobe Bryant’s and I legacy will never be duplicated” Shaquille O’Neal

In a recent interview, the 48-YO former NBA Champion very precisely claimed, “There will never be the next [Shaq and Kobe]. We don’t need them to catch up to us. Kobe and myself were not trying to catch Magic [Johnson] and Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar]. … Kobe and I, [our] legacy will never be duplicated. Or imitated.” 

The two former champions played eight NBA seasons together for the Lakers and won three NBA titles. They had their differences but were a force on the court. 

Shaq later added, “We don’t want to get into the situation where they can be the next us because there will never be a next us. Magic and Kareem can never be us. We could never be Magic and Kareem. And we can never be LeBron and AD.” 

Having said that, the magical 21st century duo of the Lakers have made their pre-season debut for the franchise today against Phoenix Suns. Able to register a successful comeback, the question remains how far can they go with all the big guns returning in the 2020-21 season.

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