Shaquille O'Neal Reveals How He Met Kobe Bryant for the First Time

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Shaquille O’Neal is remembering his late teammate and friend, Kobe Bryant. The 48-year-old NBA star made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night (June 25). PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Shaquille O’Neal During his appearance, Shaq told the story of when he first met Kobe before they played together on the Los Angeles Lakers. “Actually, Kobe reminded me of this story.

I was in Orlando, and him and his family came into the locker room and he asked Penny [Hardaway] for an autograph,” he explained. “I guess Penny kind of blew him off or whatever, I’m not sure — this is what Kobe was telling me.