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Kobe, Shaq bury hatchet over legendary feud

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Shaquille O'Neal (L) and Kobe Bryant, pictured during the 2009 NBA All-Star Game, have buried the hatchet in an online podcast where both men addressed their long-running feud (AFP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

Los Angeles (AFP) - Former Los Angeles Lakers team-mates and one-time bitter rivals Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant have buried the hatchet in an online podcast released on Monday where both men addressed their long-running feud.

O'Neal and Bryant's tense relationship was a staple of NBA debate for years during the Lakers successful period of dominance in the early 2000s, when the team won three championships and lost a fourth.