Kobe Bryant Recalls Shaquille O’Neal Fight

Mar 9, 2018, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:24 am

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 18: NBA legends Bill Russell and Shaquille O'Neal shake hands with Kobe ...

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LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 18: NBA legends Bill Russell and Shaquille O'Neal shake hands with Kobe Bryant at halftime after both of Bryant's #8 and #24 Los Angeles Lakers jerseys are retired at Staples Center on December 18, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Kobe Bryant was on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, and shared a story of a fist fight he and Shaquille O’Neal got into in a scrimmage during the 1998-99 season.

Bryant said that he was nineteen-years-old at the time.

He also said that O’Neal threw the first punch, and made sure to clarify that his team won the scrimmage.

Check out the video below.

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