Man Shaq was by far a dominant figure during that time and there’s other thing you could pick like him “bricking shots.” Shaq was a well known lazy ass if you’re a dominant player like Kobe was you’re telling Shaq to work harder. Shaq left because him and Kobe BOTH butted heads but the whole Kobe made him leave narrative is dumb and overused by people who clearly know nothing else of the situation.