{"id":15978,"date":"2025-01-27T10:43:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T09:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=15978"},"modified":"2025-01-27T10:43:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T09:43:15","slug":"shaquille-oneal-shares-heart-melting-message-for-lil-bro-kobe-bryant-on-his-fifth-death-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/shaquille-oneal-shares-heart-melting-message-for-lil-bro-kobe-bryant-on-his-fifth-death-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaquille O\u2019Neal shares heart-melting message for \u2018lil bro\u2019 Kobe Bryant on his fifth death anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four-time <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA<\/a> champion and Hall of Famer Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal shared an emotional message for former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant&rsquo;s fifth death anniversary. Kobe, a five-time champion, <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/on-this-day-nba-legend-kobe-bryant-daughter-gianna-and-7-others-die-in-helicopter-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>lost his life during the Calabasas, California helicopter crash<\/a> in 2020 along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others when he was 41.&nbsp;<\/p><p>O&rsquo;Neal, who won three championships with Kobe during their stay in the Lakers. They stayed teammates for eight years, and during that duration, they played 461 games together. While Shaq had an average of 26.8 points, 11.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists, Kobe averaged at 21.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/go-betmgm-sportsbetting-us-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-img\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Image\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/e48da6fef5344aa5871b51fe32a9580a-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15134\"><\/a><\/figure><p>To commemorate the death anniversary of his former teammate, the player-turned-commentator took to Instagram and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFT6PXRNKyL\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>shared a heart-warming message<\/a>. Big Diesel uploaded throwback pictures of them and accompanied it with a caption,&nbsp;<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;Miss you lil bro &amp; miss you too Gigi #missyall #neverfogotten&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Kobe Bryant y Shaquille O&acute;Neal. Uno de los mejores d&uacute;os en la historia de la NBA &#128175; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JgZL5aBAM0\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/JgZL5aBAM0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Pasion Basket (@PasionBasketNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PasionBasketNBA\/status\/1483937636528054273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>January 19, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal and Kobe Bryant&rsquo;s Famous Rivalry<\/h2><p>While Shaq and Kobe shared a locker room for eight years, things weren&rsquo;t always great between them. Things started to sour between them from early on in 1998 when Shaq was reportedly jealous of Kobe&rsquo;s jersey sales and accused him of playing selfish basketball.&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mavericks-waive-jazian-gortman-amid-injury-concerns-to-sign-south-bay-lakers-kylor-kelley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Mavericks waive Jazian Gortman amid injury concerns to sign South Bay Lakers&rsquo; Kylor Kelley<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/remembering-kobe-bryant-top-5-mamba-moments-of-kobe-bryant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Remembering Kobe Bryant: Top 5 &lsquo;Mamba&rsquo; moments of Kobe Bryant<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/tyrese-haliburton-calls-steph-currys-paris-olympics-performance-the-greatest-despite-his-standout-game-against-spurstyrese-haliburton-calls-steph-currys-paris-olympics-performance-the-greatest-desp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Tyrese Haliburton calls Steph Curry&rsquo;s Paris Olympics performance &ldquo;the greatest&rdquo; despite his standout game against Spurs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Later Shaq ended up mocking Kobe&rsquo;s crossovers during All-Star Game introductions in 1999-2000. While the Lakers managed to win three consecutive championships from 2000 to 2002, Phil Jackson blamed their feud, which ultimately led to the end of the Lakers&rsquo; championship run in 2004.&nbsp;<\/p><p>O&rsquo;Neal was later sent to the Heat and both players went on to patch things up. 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