The Lakers unveiled a statue of Kobe Bryant on February 8, and his teammate and former friend Shaquille O’Neal paid tribute to Kobe in a touching video.
The video starts out with Shaq saying:
“How do you get an NBA statue? You need to win. And you need to be monumental. Kobe Bryant checks every box. 5-time champion, 18-time All-Star. The face of the Lakers for two decades. He was the most competitive player I’ve ever seen and the best teammate I’ve ever had. Now he joins basketball royalty with an official shrine in LA. Let this statue make one thing clear: Kobe Bryant is forever.”