"The Kobe Bryant-Shaquille O'Neal partnership went through some tough times both on and off the court, but that didn't stop them from capturing three consecutive NBA championships together with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2000, 2001, and 2022. No team has three-peated since - only the Golden State Warriors and Miami Heat have come close, with each franchise claiming one back-to-back title run since the Lakers' early 2000s era. In those early days, though, when O'Neal was the undisputed best big man on the court, and Bryant was coming into his own as a legendary, iconic superstar, no one could stop those Lakers teams."
"Which makes it surprising that, even though O'Neal experienced his greatest run with any of the NBA teams he suited up for during his 19-year Hall of Fame career, it's not the Lakers' run that Shaq claims is the height of his winning history. No, for that, we have to look at the 2006 Heat championship run, which Superman claimed it was his best."
The Los Angeles Lakers captured three consecutive NBA championships in 2000, 2001 and 2002 despite off-court tensions between Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. No team has matched a three-peat since, with only the Golden State Warriors and Miami Heat achieving back-to-back runs. O'Neal enjoyed his most dominant stretch with the Lakers during his 19-year Hall of Fame career, but he regards the 2006 Miami Heat title as the pinnacle of his championship history. O'Neal won that ring after being traded to Miami in July 2004 and shared the title with a very young Dwyane Wade, a run both players still commemorate.
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