"Shaq was out, it was a toe thing. So Phil comes to me before the stretch and says 'Kobe, we need you to take over the offense'. That literally started the streak of 40 points in nine straight games." ...

The Lakers dynasty reached its breaking point during a confrontation between Kobe Bryant and Karl Malone in 2004.

In the aftermath of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal's ugly divorce, their head coach, Phil Jackson, had to consult a therapist to gain insight on how to handle the "Black Mamba." According to the ...

"You remember when Phil Jackson was coaching the Sacramento Kings and they had really bad players? No, because he never did. He only coached Pippen and Jordan, Shaq and Kobe. So yeah, you win when ...

Although he might stay because neither Shaq (spoken) nor Kobe (unspoken) seems to be bulls---ing when they say they won't play for anybody but Phil. Shaq says it outright, almost emotionally.

Best-selling author Jeff Pearlman spent 2½ years writing a book about the Kobe Bryant-Shaquille O'Neal-Phil Jackson Lakers, and explains that truthfulness is needed when discussing Bryant's full ...

Derek Fisher on Kobe Bryant wanting to win NBA title without Shaq: ‘I’m not stupid. I knew that was a significant part of ...

Kobe Bryant's desire and commitment ... his well-documented conflicts with Shaquille O'Neal and Dwight Howard. More explicitly, "Bean" once admitted to Phil Handy that he deliberately employed ...

The Bulls, with Phil Jackson as coach and led by MJ, dominated the league in the '90s, winning six titles. Jackson then moved to the Lakers, who featured Shaq and Kobe Bryant and led them to three ...

The Kings were livid, given that Walker isn't exactly Shaq or Phil or Kobe Bryant-- and it only made them madder when Walker's after-the-buzzer triple leading into halftime of Game 4, which ...

"3 of his championships [Kobe] was the sidekick... Shaq was the dominant force ... Veteran swingman Ron Harper, a Phil Jackson import from the then-Lakers head coach's Chicago Bulls champion ...