Personal stories are coming out from players, coaches, media, friends, family and so many more about their experiences with Kobe Bryant. Hours after news broke that we lost Kobe to a helicopter crash on Sunday, Shaq’s son Shareef O’Neal posted a screenshot to his Twitter page of a conversation he had with Kobe this morning.
Literally this morning you reached out to me ….? I love you forever unc❤️ I love you pic.twitter.com/3oVgvKKUkm
— Shareef O’Neal (@SSJreef) January 26, 2020
On Wednesday, Shareef O’Neal announced he will transfer from UCLA. He sat out all of last year with a heart issue that required open heart surgery. In his redshirt freshman season, he is averaging 10 minutes per game off the bench for the Bruins.
Shaquille O’Neal posted two messages to his Twitter page on Sunday about Kobe Bryant.
There’s no words to express the pain Im going through with this tragedy of loosing my neice Gigi & my brother @kobebryant I love u and u will be missed. My condolences goes out to the Bryant family and the families of the other passengers on board. IM SICK RIGHT NOW pic.twitter.com/pigHywq3c1
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) January 26, 2020
Kobe was so much more than an athlete, he was a family man. That was what we had most in common. I would hug his children like they were my own and he would embrace my kids like they were his. His baby girl Gigi was born on the same day as my youngest daughter Me’Arah. pic.twitter.com/BHBPN5Wq8V
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) January 26, 2020
RIP Black Mamba.
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