Three-Ring Circus : Kobe,

Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy

Years of the Lakers
Dynasty
 By
Jeff Pearlman
Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt Publishing
Company
 The story of the Lakers dynasty from 1996 through 2004, when
Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal combined--and collided--to help
bring the Lakers three straight championships and restore the
franchise as a powerhouse

In the history of modern sport, there have never been two high-level
teammates who loathed each other the way Shaquille O'Neal loathed
Kobe Bryant, and Kobe Bryant loathed Shaquille O'Neal. From
public sniping and sparring, to physical altercations and the repeated
threats of trade, it was warfare. And yet, despite eight years of
infighting and hostility, by turns mediated and encouraged by coach
Phil Jackson, the Shaq-Kobe duo resulted in one of the greatest
dynasties in NBA history. Together, the two led the Lakers to three
straight championships and returned glory and excitement to Los
Angeles. In the tradition of Jeff Pearlman's bestsellers Showtime,
Boys Will Be Boys, and The Bad Guys Won, Three-Ring Circus is a
rollicking deep dive into one of sports' most fraught yet successful
pairings.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

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