<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">We've never been one for too much sentiment. So while it's heartwarming to see Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant celebrate Christmas by reuniting on the same court, it will be a little difficult to miss the fact that they will be playing against each other, thanks -- according to most accounts -- to the back room maneuverings of Bryant. Of course, Shaq isn't the only one Kobe has tried to maneuver around off the court. Since Christmas is the season of naughty and nice, the time seems right to assess who deserves the lump of coal in each of Kobe's ever-increasing series of feuds with the NBA.</div> http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/scor...euds/index.html Of all article writers, Marty Burns is my favourite, he's rarely biased, he's always right on point. Great article.