Shaq, who has previously served as a reserve police officer in Miami, became a Maricopa County Special Sheriff in 2006 and was quickly promoted to colonel later that year. Now he may have to give it all back due to his use of racially derogatory and foul language in a freestyle rap geared towards Kobe Bryant.
Sheriff Arpaio said,
I want his two badges back. Because if any one of my deputies did something like this, they’re fired. I don’t condone this type of racial conduct.
I don’t think that the video was that bad. Shaq doesn’t deserve to have his badges taken away. I guess it’s Joe’s way or the highway.
As if the embarrassing loss to the Boston Celtics in game 6 of the NBA Finals wasn’t painful enough, Kobe Bryant now has to deal with be dissed by fellow NBA superstar and former teammate Shaquille O’neal.
Shaq just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to let everyone know that Kobe was unable to take home a championship title without him. In an exclusive TMZ video Shaq is seen rapping about Kobe’s loss. With lyrics like, “You know how I be, Kobe couldn’t do without me,” and “Kobe tell me how my a** taste,” I think it is safe to say that Shaq is not quite over being traded from the Lakers. And apparently O’neal feels that it is Kobe’s fault that he is getting divorce, one of the lines of his freestyle was, “I’m a horse, Kobe ratted me out, that’s why I’m getting divorced.”
Shaq issued a statement to ESPN.com saying,
I was freestyling. That’s all. It was all done in good fun. Nothing serious whatsoever. That is what MC’s do. They freestyle when called upon. I’m totally cool with Kobe. No issues at all.
I would have to say that Shaq has some deep rooted issues involving Kobe Bryant. Why else would Kobe be the target of his freestyle?
Now we will just have to wait and see what kind of fun Kobe can have at Shaq’s expense.
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