Draymond Green reflects on Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan’s influence as the Golden State Warriors veteran continues his pursuit of excellence.

It was in the 1991 NBA Finals that Jordan learned to trust in his teammates. During a timeout, Phil Jackson asked the Bulls' shooting guard who was open whenever the Lakers' defense collapsed on him. John Paxson, MJ said. So, Jackson ordered Mike to pass the ball to him. The result: MJ's first NBA championship.

The issues between Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant during their time together on the Los Angeles Lakers are well known and have been overly discussed at this point.

Gottlieb took to social media last night after coaching against Peterson in his collegiate debut, which came in a 94-51 win for No. 19 Kansas over Green Bay in Allen Fieldhouse. He would, after watching and game-planning against him, go as far as to compare him to an all-timer in the late, great Kobe Bryant.

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But alongside the big numbers came an unwanted place in the record books.

As for the moment in which O’Neal knew it was really over, that came during the 2009 NBA All-Star Game when he and Bryant were named co-MVPs and the Lakers icon chose to give his trophy to Shaq’s son Shareef, via The Big Podcast with Shaq: