NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal was heartbroken upon learning the death of fellow NBA superstar Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash in California, Sunday morning.
Shaq said that he didn’t want to believe the news at first when he saw it on social media.
“I haven’t felt a pain that sharp in a while,” he said on TNT’s “Remembering Kobe” tribute.
“I lost a little brother,” Shaq said.
The tribute was aired at the Staples Center where the game between the Los Angeles Lakers where Bryant played his entire NBA career.
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Shaq said that they never lost respect to each other.
The basketball legend said that he is sad because he could no longer joke with Bryant again.
“I wish I could say something to him again,” Shaq said.
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