Haywood: I thought Kobe scored 40 points when he played against the Lakers. Once, O Neal was hit by the sternum and couldn t laugh for a week

August 9th News Recently, when he was on the podcast program "RunYourRacePodcast", former NBA center Brandon Haywood reviewed his experience in playing against O'Neal as a player.

Heywood said: "He's what you see on TV. I hope Kobe scores 40 points so O'Neal won't get the ball. Once he hit me and injured my sternum, I can't laugh for a week."

Heywood entered the NBA in 2001, faded out of the league in 2015, and played for the Wizards, Mavericks, Cavaliers and other teams in his career.