Shaquille O’Neal Reacts to Kobe Bryant’s Death: ‘I’m sick right now.’
Shaquille O’Neal has taken to Twitter to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant, his Los Angeles Lakers teammate from 1996-2004. O’Neal wrote, “There’s no words to express the pain I’m going…

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Shaquille O'Neal has taken to Twitter to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant, his Los Angeles Lakers teammate from 1996-2004.
O'Neal wrote, "There’s no words to express the pain I'm 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."
Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif. this morning (January 26) at around 10 AM. Three other passengers on the helicopter have also died. Their identities have yet to be confirmed.












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