"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 ...

Next, Shaw spoke to Bryant, stressing that it was Phil who asked Shaq to take the time off and let his body heal. "Kobe, Shaq takes a beating every season. You know that. Phil told Shaq to take ...

2000-02: The famous Los Angeles Lakers 3-peat started when Phil Jackson took over ... whom they eventually beat in 5 games. Kobe won his 4th ring and his first without Shaq. He became the first ...

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 ...

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 ...

Shaq and Kobe had an awkward exchange at midcourt right ... The win gave Lakers head coach Phil Jackson his 1,000th win, making him the fastest head coach to do so and the sixth at the time ...

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

Aaron McKie was a member of the Sixers team that had the monumental task of overcoming a Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant-led LA Lakers team in ... in the playoffs in the lead-up to the NBA finals.