With Riley's comeback, the future of O 'Neill and the Heat has attracted more and more attention. Shaq has lost weight, but his dominance on the court has not decreased, but Bass said that he is not optimistic about the Heat. "I'm not sure how long he can keep his current state. Just look at his appearance record in the Lakers. At that time, he was still young and missed many games, not to mention that he is old now. " Bass said in an interview with the Los Angeles media. Bass said it was inevitable to replace O 'Neill two years ago. "In 100 chances, I will make 100 such decisions." He believes that the Lakers can't afford O 'Neal's huge contract on the premise of keeping the top salary for Kobe Bryant. "He asked for an increase of several million on the basis of the original salary, and we can't take the risk."
In Bass's description, O 'Neill is a big guy who is greedy for salary but overweight and unwilling to fight. However, after O 'Neill arrived in the Heat, he lost weight, gave up some salary requirements and re-signed a 5-year 1 100 million dollar contract. Two years later, what Buss was worried about didn't seem to happen in Miami, but Buss still refused to admit defeat: "I still want to know why the Heat are willing to sign such a long contract, which is too risky."
Bass's words will naturally be seen by O 'Neill. "He is lying." The shark is very angry. "Weight is just an excuse. Between Kobe and me, they just want to keep one, either small or old. This is a fact. "
O 'Neill said that Bass lied once. The latter did not contact him in time after the transaction, but told the media that he communicated with the shark at the first time and explained the reason for the transaction. "Obviously, he often says something untrue, which makes me very uncomfortable." O' Neill said, "I am very happy in the Heat. The deal has been going on for so long, I don't want to say any more. But he (Bath) said so, and I want to refute it. "