Shaq Uncut doesn't hit bookstores until Nov. 15.
But that hasn't stopped the interesting revelations of Shaquille O'Neal's eventful career from leaking out.
Shaq has never been one to hold his tongue, and his biography doesn't disappoint.
From his fallout in Los Angeles to his relationship with Kobe Bryant to his observations of LeBron James running the show in Cleveland; the book sheds light on a number of controversies that have captivated basketball fans over the years.
Nothing and no one is off limits.
Shaq told his teammates he wanted to kill Kobe Bryant
After Phil Jackson explicitly told him and Bryant to knock off their media battle, Bryant went straight to Jim Gray to give an interview saying Shaq wasn’t in proper shape. That’s when Shaq told Lakers' teammates, “I’m going to kill him.”
He said Kobe repeatedly failed to involve himself in off-the-court team activities. Kobe never attended parties and didn’t invite a single teammate to his wedding.
Bryant told Shaq he would be the "Will Smith of the NBA."
He called his former teammate “young and immature.” Even recalling his unwillingness to accept the hazing that came with being a rookie and ratting out the veterans to Jerry West.
He also spoke of Bryant’s unbridled confidence. The guard told Shaq early his career that he’d be the best player in the game and that “I’m going to be the Will Smith of the NBA.”
Shaq nearly came to blows with coach Pat Riley in Miami
During a February 2008 practice, he got into it with coach Riley. After sticking up for his teammates to his big, bad coach, Riley told Shaq to leave practice. To which Shaq replied, “Why don’t you make me.”
Thus began a shouting match of four-letter obscenities and Alonzo Mourning forcing himself between the two men to break up the argument.
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