Three-ring Circus

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Three-ring Circus is written by Jeff Pearlman and published by Mariner Books. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1328530000 (ISBN 10) and 9781328530004 (ISBN 13).

From 1996 through 2004, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal combined-- and collided-- to help bring the Lakers three straight championships and restore the franchise as a powerhouse. From public sniping and sparring, to physical altercations and the repeated threats of trade, it was warfare. The eight years of infighting and hostility were by turns mediated and encouraged by coach Phil Jackson. Pearlman shows how the Shaq-Kobe duo resulted in one of the most enduring, and ever-evolving, teams in NBA history. -- adapted from jacket