Shaq and Kobe’s problems during their time playing together for the Lakers were certainly full of ups and downs, but I never expected the downs to include this crazy story.
Today, on Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson’s podcast, ex-Laker J.R. Rider told a story that sounds absolutely wild. Rider says Shaq once tried to pay him a large sum of money to beat up, wait for it, Kobe Bryant. I mean good grief man, I didn’t think their problems ran so deep, to the point Shaq wanted someone to do his dirty business for him.
Oh well, it certainly makes for a good story to look back on while you’re stuck inside during this quarantine.
Flip the page to hear J.R. Rider tell the story of how Shaw once tried to pay him to beat up Kobe Bryant.
AND flip the page to see the amount of money Shaq tried to pay him.