Kobe Bryant Plus Pau Gasol Equals Championship Success?

Kobe Bryant is many things.

Kobe is a man, a husband, a father, and a basketball player.

He is also part of one of the greatest one-two punches the NBA world has ever witnessed.

Along with Shaquille O'neal, these two accomplished a rare three-peat together.

Shaq was always the one in the one-two punch. Kobe settled with being number two.

When Shaq left the Lakers, the dynasty started to fall apart. Kobe became a "villain" after numerous controversial headlines were "glued" over his head. It took awhile for the franchise to bring the championship parade back to L.A.
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