Recently, O'Neal participated in the "Straight Game Podcast" program and talked about his experience with the Lakers.

He said: "You know that in order to win the championship, the team must be united. This was the case in 2004. What exactly means, you can think about it yourself. But a lot of things did happen that year, and our team didn't really get together. So Kobe made the right decision - after we lost, he said: 'Listen, we have to send Shaq away, or I won't come back.' So they chose a younger player. After a few days, I was traded."