"This is Los Angeles! This is the City of Angels!"
"Staples Center! The most luxurious arena in league history, built at a cost of $375 million and capable of holding 20,000 fans, is boiling over!"
"The absolute centerpiece of the OK Dynasty, the league's number-one center, the dominant force in the paint, Shaquille O'Neal, has returned to Los Angeles!"
"Countless media outlets have gathered! They want to know—what kind of story will unfold when O'Neal returns to Los Angeles for the first time?"
Inside and outside Staples, crazed fans had packed every inch of space. Reporters' cameras flashed nonstop, while fans frantically snapped photos and posted them to social media.
Western Conference first versus Western Conference second!
If that matchup alone did not interest you, then take a look at Kobe versus O'Neal from the OK Dynasty!
A duel between the two highest-ranked players on the league's MVP ladder!
"I'll win the ring that belongs to me, and I'll dedicate the victory to my fans." O'Neal faced the reporters with a confident expression.
Kobe!
At last, the opportunity had come.
What did O'Neal want?
First, he wanted the glory of the OK Dynasty. He felt Kobe had taken too much of it. O'Neal deserved more honors, rather than being remembered as the strongest second option in history.
Five championships! Without O'Neal, how many could Kobe have won? O'Neal believed the answer was none!
Without O'Neal, Kobe was merely a player on Penny's level!
O'Neal had originally believed that once he left the Lakers, the team would quickly collapse. Yet the Lakers had held firm and even claimed the second seed in the Western Conference. That left the Big Shark somewhat surprised, somewhat caught off guard.
Second, O'Neal wanted to lead a team by himself to an MVP! To an NBA