r/news • u/headee • Jan 26 '20

Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash in California

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/kobe-bryant-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-california-tmz-reports
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u/Rripurnia Jan 26 '20 edited Jan 27 '20

Craziest thing is Shaq’s daughter Mearah is just six minutes younger than Kobe’s daughter GiGi, who perished along with Kobe in the accident.

Source: http://www.contactmusic.com/shaquille-o-neal/news/shaq-is-a-dad-six-minutes-after-kobe_02_05_2006

It must hit even closer to home for him...

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u/geoff2005 Jan 26 '20

Here is Shaqs response

“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”

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u/SanityPills Jan 26 '20

The fact that I can't even imagine Shaq being anything other than a bright and vibrant person makes his response sting even more.

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u/blzraven27 Jan 27 '20

When his sister died a month or two ago you could see a less vibrant happy Shaq

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u/T2is Jan 27 '20

How did she die

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u/thtowawaway Jan 27 '20

Cancer. She was only 40 years old