blast from the past

In an interview with KCAL 9 (local LA news station), when answering a question about how reacted to Shaq’s rap about him, Kobe Bryant said he had more important things on his mind – the Olympics. “This is basketball,” he said. “This is our game.”

I’m just glad Kobe sees it that way, too.

Shaq vs. Kobe. Part…too many to count

In case you missed it, Shaq had some choice words about Finals loser Kobe in a freestyle rap in New York.

“You know how I be,” Shaq rapped. “Last week Kobe couldn’t do without me.”

And he went on to talk about Kobe’s destructive effect on his marriage.

“I’m a horse. Kobe ratted me out,” he rapped. “That’s why I’m getting divorced. He said Shaq gave a [woman] a mil. I don’t do that ’cause my name’s Shaquille. I love ‘em, I don’t leave ‘em. I got a vasectomy, now I can’t breed ‘em.”

All while repeating the chorus, “Kobe you can’t do without me.”

Of course, O’Neal, always the comedian, said it was all in good fun and it would be wrong to take anything he freestyled too seriously.

Here’s a link to the full show.