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Shaquille O’Neal Reacts To Bleacher Report Ranking Kobe Bryant 11th Best Player In NBA History

Originally posted on Hoops Wire | By Ashish Mathur | Last updated Jul 14, 2025 5:45 PM ET

Bleacher Report ranked Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant as the 11th-best player in NBA history.

Shaquille O’Neal, who won three championships with Bryant on the Lakers, wasn’t happy with Bleacher Report.

Kobe at 11 is criminal

— SHAQ (@SHAQ) July 14, 2025

Bryant, who tragically passed away in 2020, won one MVP, five championships and two Finals MVPs with the Lakers. He went 5-2 in the NBA Finals.

O’Neal and Bryant led the Lakers to three straight championships in 2000, 2001 and 2002. No team has three-peated since then.

A Hall of Famer, Bryant spent his entire career with the Lakers. He averaged 25.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.5 blocks in the regular season and made 18 All-Star teams, 15 All-NBA teams and 12 All-Defensive Teams.

Bryant played in 220 postseason games with Los Angeles. He averaged 25.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.7 blocks.

A top 75 player of all time, Bryant won his five titles against the Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, Orlando Magic and Boston Celtics.

Bryant is fourth in NBA history in points. He scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors during the 2005-06 season. Only Wilt Chamberlain scored more points (100) in a game.

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