'I'm not doing well. I'm sick,' Shaquille O'Neal said of his late friend and former teammate Kobe Bryant's death
“That’s just how we are. Of course, when we saw each other it was love and respect and you know looking out for the kids. His daughter Gigi was a fabulous player. I just wish I could have talked to him before, that’s it,” O’Neal continued.Bryant’s death comes as O’Neal is still mourning the death of his sister“I’m not doing well. I’m sick. I’m just getting over the death of my sister… I didn’t do anything. I haven’t eaten. I haven’t slept. I’m looking at all of the tapes.
Bryant and O’Neal had a famously tumultuous relationship, and were frequent rivals while playing together for the Lakers.RELATED: Shaquille O’Neal Mourns Death of Former Teammate Kobe Bryant: ‘No Words to Express the Pain’ “When I saw Kobe and his daughters — I love them,” O’Neal said on his podcast. “He saw my kids. He loved them. If you look at my kid’s Instagram, he talked to Shareef yesterday morning. So, all of that stuff that was documented between us was never a dislike. I love Kobe Bryant.”
Just hours after news of Bryant’s death broke, O’Neal shared a heartbreaking tribute, pulling together a series of photos from the duo’s time playing together on the Los Angeles Lakers.“There’s no words to express the pain I’m going through now with this tragic and sad moment of loosing my friend, my brother, my partner in winning championships, my dude and my homie,” O’Neal wrote on Instagram. “I love you brother and you will be missed.
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