Dwyane Wade shared his emotions with his fans on Sunday in the wake of Kobe Bryant’s shocking death in a Calabasas, California, helicopter crash.
Sharing a series of videos on his Instagram Story, Wade, 38, cried and wiped away tears as he opened up about his friend and fellow NBA star’s death.Before Kobe Bryant’s tragic death on Sunday, the NBA legend sent a text message to one of the sport’s up-and-coming stars: college basketball player Shareef O’Neal.
Hours after news broke that Bryant had died in the tragic crash — along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and eight other people — the 20-year-old athlete, who is the son of Bryant’s longtime Lakers teammate Shaquille O’Neal, shared a screengrab of a message he had received from Bryant earlier in the day.
The note, sent over Instagram direct messages, had Bryant asking Shareef, “You good fam?”
His question was sent around 8:29 a.m. local time. Shareef responded at 10:58 a.m.
“Yeah!,” he wrote. “Just been getting this work in trying to figure out my next move. How you been?”
Of course, Bryant never respond to Shareef’s message. His helicopter went down around 10:00 a.m., authorities said in a press conference on Sunday.
“Literally this morning you reached out to me ….” Shareef wrote, before affectionately revealing the nickname he had for Bryant. “I love you forever unc I love you.”
Shareef also shared a touching tribute to Gianna, writing, “GIGI love you cousin.”
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