Basketball legend Kobe Bryant messaged Shaquille Oā€™Nealā€™s son, Shareef, just hours before he died in a helicopter crash. Shareef took to Twitter and revealed the message Bryant sent him on Instagram. The message was sent at 8:19 AM local time, and a couple of hours later Bryant and 13-year-old daughter Gianna died in the crash. Shareef after receiving the tragic news of Bryantā€™s death shared the screenshot of their conversation on Twitter. This is believed to be Bryantā€™s last message before his demise.Ā Kobe Bryant Tragic Death: A Look at Some Memorable Moments of the ā€˜NBA Legend Gone Too Soonā€™.

Bryantā€™s message to Shareef read, ā€œYou good fam?ā€ Shareef replied: ā€œYeah. Just been getting this work in trying to figure out my next move. How you been?ā€ Shareef while sharing the screenshot wrote, ā€œLiterally this morning you reached out to me .... I love you forever unc I love you.ā€Ā Kobe Bryant, Basketball Legend No More: 8 Inspirational Sayings on Life and Hard Work That Define NBA Legendā€™s Legacy.

Hereā€™s the Screenshot of Bryantā€™s Possible Last Message

Shareef had recently announced that he wanted to transfer from UCLA and looks like Bryant reached out to the 20-year-old college basketball player for that. However, the LA Lakers legend did not reply to Shareef after the duoā€™s initial greeting. Bryant and Shareefā€™s father Shaquille were teammates at the LA Lakers. The two won three NBA championships together as well.

Bryantā€™s representatives said that the LA Lakers legend was travelling with his daughter to the Mamba Academy in Thousand Oaks for basketball practice. A total of nine passengers, includingĀ Gianna and Kobe, were killed in the helicopter crash. The accident took place outside the city of Calabasas.

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