“My Guy is Not Here” Shaquille O’Neal Declines a Possible ‘Last Dance’ Without Kobe Bryant

After the release of Michael Jordan‘s ‘The Last Dance’, several fans wished for a similar one for Kobe Bryant as well. But it seems like his enemy-turned-friend Shaquille O’Neal doesn’t want to go ahead without Kobe present by his side.

The Lakers franchise was blessed with the duo of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal in the 00s. They won a three-peat together, despite off-court differences.

When we talk about the possibility of Kobe’s ‘Last Dance’, it would be incomplete without Shaq. He will definitely play a major role in it. After Kobe’s demise in January, Shaq has been quite vocal about his love and respect for his former teammate. He is shaken by the recent loss and has touched him in many ways.

But when it comes to a documentary on the ‘Black Mamba’, Shaq doesn’t approve of it in the absence of Kobe. He is completely against the idea of getting into old feuds in the aftermath of his death.

Shaquille O’Neal doesn’t wear his rings after Kobe Bryant passed away

“My guy (Kobe) is not here, I don’t want no old mess brought up so if they ask me to do it, I’m not gonna do it. Because of course, that’s part of our relationship, that’s part of what we did, but I don’t want to bring that attention to him.” Shaq stated in a chat with Complex.

The NBA Hall of Famer revealed that he doesn’t like wearing his rings now. Moreover, he doesn’t want any negative aspects of Kobe to make news at this time. According to him, it’s better to not have a docu-series since everybody already knows his story.

“I saw my rings the other day, I’ll put ’em on the safe or I’ll put ’em on the bank. I don’t wanna wear them ’cause he’s not here to celebrate with me. So, they’re gonna talk about this and that, ‘Oh, he got traded’, ‘They wouldn’t get along’, I don’t wanna hear that,” he added. “I want to celebrate him in a great light, I want to celebrate myself in great light. And, since the emergence of the internet, everybody knows the story.”