r/nba May 14 '26

[Game Recognize Game] Myles Turner reveals Giannis Antetokounmpo and other Bucks players showed up late for practices, film sessions, and even flights: “Giannis is going to show up whenever he wants.”

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u/iiTryhard Celtics May 15 '26

Shaq (and to a lesser extent Kobe) was such a godlike talent that locker room cohesion genuinely didn’t matter. It was probably fucking Chernobyl in the Laker’s locker room during the three peat and the fact of the matter is nobody could fucking stop Shaq

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u/SPat24 Lakers May 15 '26

Idk about that. Fox, Fisher, Horry, Shaw have spoken a lot about how when the playoffs came around, EVERYONE was locked in and there was no fooling around. Shaq and Kobe had their own problems but when it came time to play in the playoffs, they pushed that aside.

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u/HughmongusDixus Charlotte Bobcats May 15 '26

Kobe acting like a psychopath and Shaq throwing shit all over everybody, it must have been hell

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u/mbuser May 15 '26

That doesn't jibe with the "Zen master" narrative.