On Friday, Shaquille O'Neal joined his rightful place among basketball legends as he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

It wouldn't have been an event with Shaq without some humor, though. Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf cracked a joke about the Diesel during his speech, and great big man had a joke about former Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant in store as well.

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“Kobe Bryant, a guy that would push me and help me win three titles in a row, but also help me get pushed off the team and traded to Miami.”

All in good fun… right Shaq?