3. A history of Shaq v. Kobe (Top 10)

Here are the top 10 highlights of this fabulous feud.

1. Two wills, one basketball

While winning three consecutive NBA titles in Los Angeles, O'Neal and Bryant kept their differences largely under control. But when the Lakers opened the 2002-03 season in a serious funk, the tension became palpable.

Bryant questioned Shaq's commitment to conditioning given the big fella's excessive weight and chronic foot injuries. In turn, O'Neal regarded Kobe as a shot hog.

"I'm just going to play within the flow of the game," Bryant said at the time. "If people want to criticize that, they're going to criticize that."

(At least these two agreed on one thing that year: They weren't to blame for the team's demise. That fell on the team's ineffective role players. Looking at you, Samaki Walker.)

2. Thrown under the bus

Kobe delivered the most personal salvo in 2003 while being questioned about rape allegations against him in Eagle, Colo., after a local resort employee accused him of sexual assault....more