02069cam a2200301 i 4500 436686149 TxAuBib 20201021120000.0 200419s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019057830 9781328530004 HRD 30.00 1328530000 HRD 30.00 TxAuBib rda Pearlman, Jeff. Three-ring circus. Three-ring circus [BOOK] : Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the crazy years of the Lakers dynasty / Jeff Pearlman. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020. xix, 426 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Magic -- The chosen one -- Kazaam! -- Formation -- Nick the quick -- Fox catcher -- Worm food -- Phil the void -- Turning around -- Someone shoot J.R. -- The coaching job -- Kings without a crown -- Getting bored with it -- Room -- R.A.P.E. -- The last season -- Survival -- The end. In the history of modern sport, there have never been two high-level teammates who loathed each other the way Shaquille O’Neal loathed Kobe Bryant, and Kobe Bryant loathed Shaquille O’Neal. From public sniping and sparring, to physical altercations and the repeated threats of trade, it was warfare. And yet, despite eight years of infighting and hostility, by turns mediated and encouraged by coach Phil Jackson, the Shaq-Kobe duo resulted in one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history. Together, the two led the Lakers to three straight championships and returned glory and excitement to Los Angeles. Provided by publisher. 20201021. Los Angeles Lakers (Basketball team) History. Basketball teams California Los Angeles History. Basketball players United States Biography.