Shaq: “Dennis Rodman was the worst partner I’ve ever had”
The former Lakers center and NBA legend spoke to The Big Podcast about the former Chicago Bulls player and his time in Los Angeles.
In comments made to The Big Podcast, Shaquille O’Neal verified the worst partner he has endured in his 20-year career in the NBA - Dennis Rodman. The legendary center shared locker room stories about the three-time champion with the Chicago Bulls.
After 20 years in the world’s best basketball league, passing through six different franchises and playing alongside hundreds of team mates, Shaq wanted to qualify his decision on why Dennis Rodman was the worst team mate he has ever had the displeasure of playing with. Both played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1998/99 season.
“Worst teammate? Dennis Rodman. He (Dennis) was a great player, but he made it hard. Like when you try to corral the guys together and the people above you letting this one guy do whatever he wants, and rightfully so,” commented the four-time NBA champion (2000, 2001, 2002 and 2006).
“So we had to be there an hour before the game, he’d come in 15 minutes before the game eating chicken and rice. Big-ass plate of chicken and rice. While the coaches are talking, he’ll jump in the shower. Cold shower. Come and give you 15-20 rebounds. After the game, don’t take a shower. … Just put his clothes on and go,” O’Neal concluded about Rodman, a three-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls.