Shaquille O’Neal Has Perfect Joke About Kobe Bryant Pushing Him To Heat

The Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony Friday night had plenty of touching and emotional moments, but there was some comedic relief, too.

And perhaps the best joke came courtesy of Shaquille O’Neal.

Shaq thanked a lot of people during his speech, including Kobe Bryant, but he couldn’t say Kobe’s name without throwing in a pretty funny joke about Bryant pushing the Los Angeles Lakers to trade him to the Miami Heat.

Classic Shaq.

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