There’s been some debate over whether the Lakers should retire Kobe Bryant’s jersey with No. 8 or No. 24 (or both?), since the five-time champ had key career moments with both of those numbers across his chest. Now, Shaquille O’neal has weighed in.

A TMZ cameraman caught up with Shaq in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., where Shaq was giving a talk about how you shouldn’t drink and drive. But anyway, the camera guy asked the former NBA big man which number he thinks Kobe should retire with.

“Number 8,” Shaq said.

He didn’t seem interested in talking about this, though he kindly gave his brief response. It was the obvious answer. No. 8 was the number that Kobe wore when he and Shaq won three consecutive titles together back in the day.

Surely, there was no ill will in his answer. The two have made it clear that despite their past feuds, they’re buddies now.

(Thanks to Bleacher Report for sharing.)