
I really think they need to get some younger guys in there around LeBron.” You have to look at the people at the top. Then you have a guy like Davis, who’s supposed to be carrying them, and he’s in street clothes. “He’s older, so these young guys like a Ja Morant, they don’t fear him. “The only knock on LeBron is that they don’t fear him anymore,” said O’Neal. He points out that young NBA players have no fear of old LeBron. People want to know what Shaq thinks of the current iteration of the Lakers and if LeBron can bring them another title after missing the playoffs this year. All the shit we went through, we could have shook hands and put it aside…I think about it all of the time, I have pictures of him in my house that I see and…I just can’t sleep.” I didn’t get the number, I didn’t call him, I didn’t text him, and that still haunts me. We did the sit down that everyone was waiting for, and that’s the last time we talked. I’m like goddamnit, I didn’t even holler at him. “I called my guy at the sheriff office, he confirmed it, and I started crying. I’m quick to say, I have to go do this podcast, I’ll call him later, and then never do it. “I was hit with a double whammy, because my sister passed away first, right before Kobe. “I wish we could have communicated more, because I still have sleepless nights,” said O’Neal. One thing that struck a nerve is how he never fully resolved his relationship with Kobe Byrant. He was on the PIVOT podcast and spoke openly and honestly about many things about his life and not just the good things but the bad things as well.

One thing about Shaq is that he will give it to you raw and uncut.
