And himself, he was destined to be the true master of the Lakers.
Moreover, O'Neal's behavior during the training camp further eroded Kobe's respect for him.
Kobe now found Roger's attitude towards O'Neal completely unfathomable.
How the hell did he tolerate that lazy bum Shaq for three years!?
He actually endured it for a full three years before exploding!
Roger's patience was simply too good!
O'Neal thought the relationship between him and Kobe was like a big brother leading a little brother.
But Kobe didn't see it that way at all.
That's why he just now had the gall to ignore O'Neal and go one-on-one.
And when O'Neal asked him to pass the ball, he merely gave a perfunctory agreement.
O'Neal was very dissatisfied with Kobe's arrogant attitude, but couldn't change anything about it.
All he could do was continue to brainwash himself: "Kobe is ten times better than Roger, yes, that's true!"