Published 11:51 IST, April 9th 2020

Shareef O'Neal has Kobe Bryant's last text as his phone wallpaper for daily motivation

In a recent interview with Bleacher Report, Shaq's son Shareef O'Neal revealed that he keeps Kobe Bryant's last text as his phone background for motivation.

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A few hours after Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven ors passed away in a tragic helicopter crash, Shaquille O'Neal's son Shareef tweeted about Bryant's last text to him. Shareef O'Neal had constantly tweeted about Bryant, t ready to accept that his uncle is more. In a recent interview with Bleacher Report, Shareef O'Neal revealed that he keeps Kobe Bryant's last text as his phone background and is still t over his untimely death.

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Lakers legend Kobe Bryant last text to Shareef O'Neal

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A few hours before his death, Bryant had asked Shareef O'Neal how he was doing. Shareef reveals that w he has his text as his phone background and looks at it every day as it motivates him. Shareef still refuses to believe Bryant has passed away as he does t want to. He even shared that his mor called him to inform about Bryant's and Gianna's death, after which he simply broke down. Shareef referred to Bryant as a superhero, saying one never thinks anything bad can happen to m as people look up to m. y even discussed Shareef's move to LSU and having a famous basketball player as his far.

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11:51 IST, April 9th 2020