Shaquille O’Neal Breaks Down in Tears Remembering Kobe Bryant
“I’ve lost a little brother,” Kobe Bryant’s longtime Lakers teammate said Tuesday night.
Tears ran down Shaquille O’Neal’s face Tuesday night as he remembered his longtime Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant during a tribute special from the NBA on TNT. He shared the story of how he heard the tragic news of Bryant and his young daughter’s death in the deadly helicopter crash over the weekend and vowed to stop taking life for “granted” in the ways he has in the past. O’Neal, who lost his younger sister to cancer last year, added, “Now I’ve lost a little brother.” Earlier in the day on his podcast O’Neal alluded to their various feuds by saying, “And I know some idiot’s gonna bring up the relationship me and Kobe had. Our relationship was that of brothers.”
“I haven’t felt a pain that sharp in a while.. it definitely changes me.”’@SHAQ on the loss of his brother, Kobe. pic.twitter.com/dM5i0DDgGK
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) January 29, 2020
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