Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal are two of the most iconic NBA players in history. Having won a three-peat together with the Los Angeles Lakers, they are easily one of the most popular duos. However, according to Dennis Rodman, playing alongside the two was not the best experience of his career.

While there are many stories about Rodman’s stint with the Lakers, those about O’Neal and Bryant stand out. Though one might focus on the three titles they won together, one cannot dismiss their rivalry.

Though Rodman was with the Lakers for a short while, he seemed to have gotten a good taste of playing with Shaq and Kobe.

Did Dennis Rodman like playing with Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant?

Rodman’s views were in line with Bryant and O’Neal’s feud. “I couldn’t hear that sh*t every day. Every they (were) b*itching and b*itching and complaining. They just bitching about everything. I’m not used to this,” Rodman said, “In Chicago we never did this shit. If we got mad we got mad at ourselves“.

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He added that he needed a break, and wanted to go to Las Vegas after two days with them. While they did with titles together, it seemed like it did affect everything behind the scenes.

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Having said that, Rodman admitted that the two of them were not fond of him either.

Were Shaq and Kobe jealous of Rodman?

As per Rodman, people used to come to see him because he had been away for six months. “So Kobe and Shaq would be so envious of me. They catered to me so much about me coming to the game, going out to the game, having parties, doing this, doing that, hotel stuff,” he said. “They couldn’t stand me on that damn team to be honest with you”. 

Rodman lasted in LA for 23 games, averaging 2.1 points and 11.2 rebounds per game. However, by the looks of it, his personality might have been too much for LA and their star duo.

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