“December 25th Sounds Like a Good Day”: Kobe Bryant Publicly Apologized to Shaquille O’Neal in 2004 After ‘Hush Money’ Comment

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“December 25th Sounds Like a Good Day”: Kobe Bryant Publicly Apologized to Shaquille O’Neal in 2004 After ‘Hush Money’ Comment

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Before reconciling their relationship after retirement, Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant had one of the toughest feuds ongoing during their playing careers. The once-Lakers superstars who won a three-peat together had a great animosity for each other due to their conflicting egos.

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While Kobe Bryant dealt with his sexual assault case at the courts, Shaq took that opportunity to take a dig at Bryant and say he was not the one ‘buying love’ like Kobe. To this, Bryant hit back with a wild claim, saying that Shaq had paid up to $1 million in hush money to various women, which Shaq later dismissed as ‘ridiculous’ and ‘false.

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