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Shaq O'Neal Rips Into Kobe Bryant in Freestyle Rap at NYC Club
Tuesday June 24, 2008

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal laugh during a free throw in the 2006 NBA All-Star Game at the Toyota Center on Feb. 19, 2006 in Houston, Texas.
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Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O'Neal took a pot-shot at his former teammate Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant as he rapped Sunday night at a New York City club. His performance was captured and posted by tmz.com.

During the free-style rap, he accused Bryant of ruining his marriage before launching into how Kobe lost the NBA playoffs. He punctuates his attack with "I'm a horse, Kobe ratted me out, that's why I'm getting divorced."

On Monday evening, Shaq told ESPN that “It was all done in fun. Nothing serious whatsoever. That is what MCs do. They freestyle when called upon. I'm totally cool with Kobe. No issue at all. And by the way, don't forget, six albums, two platinum, two gold. Anybody who knows me knows I'm a funny freestyler. Check the NBA DVD when I was rapping about Vlade Divac during my first championship run. Please tell everybody don't make something out of nothing."

The bad blood that boiled over with Shaq's Sunday rap goes back to Bryant's rape charge in Colorado when Bryant reportedly told police that O'Neal would pay his women to keep quiet in similar situations.

As Lakers, the pair won three championships together, but the simmering feud became more public and O'Neal was traded to Miami in 2004.

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