Kobe said that winning without Shaq would've "allowed him to rise the way he wanted to rise."
NBA legend Isiah Thomas appeared on SHOWTIME Basketball’s “All the Smoke” podcast and told a story about Kobe Bryant’s “different” mentality while he was in the NBA.
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Thomas continued.
Bryant wanted to part ways with Shaq so he could be the only reason his team won the championship—Kobe won the first three rings of his career alongside O'Neal, and they were recognized as the best duo in the NBA by a wide margin.
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