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Shaq burns Kobe, Phil in hilarious Hall of Fame speech

David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters

It's 2004 all over again.

Shaquille O'Neal was inducted to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday and he strolled down memory lane with two principles from his days with the Los Angeles Lakers.

First, O'Neal remembered head coach and fellow Hall of Famer Phil Jackson. Ever the prankster, O'Neal made multiple allusions to Jackson smoking "sage."

He was even kind enough to demonstrate exactly what he was alluding to:

A short while later, O'Neal turned his focus to Kobe Bryant, as he ripped open old wounds.

"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," O'Neal said.

Jackson is already in the Hall, so he won't get a chance to respond in kind. But Bryant can qualify in five years time, so expect plenty of O'Neal stories - or none at all - in his speech.

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