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Many are mourning the untimely passing of legendary basketball player, Kobe Bryant, including his teammate, Shaquille O’Neal.

Kobe and Shaq both played for the Los Angeles Lakers. In a heartfelt Instagram post, Shaq writes, “There’s no words to express the pain I’m going through now with this tragic and sad moment of loosing my neice Gigi & my friend, my brother, my partner in winning championships, my dude and my homie.”

See Shaq’s full message below. Please continue to keep Kobe’s family, friends, and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers.

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There are no words to express the pain I’m going through now with this tragic and sad moment of loosing my neice Gigi & my friend, my brother, my partner in winning championships, my dude and my homie. I love you and you will be missed. My condolences goes out to the Bryant family and the families of the other passengers on board. IM SICK RIGHT NOW !

A post shared by DR. SHAQUILLE O’NEAL Ed.D. (@shaq) on Jan 26, 2020 at 1:33pm PST

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 pic.twitter.com/pigHywq3c1

— SHAQ (@SHAQ) January 26, 2020