Shaquille O’Neal intervenes in the pending lawsuit against Vanessa Bryant for photos of Kobe Bryant

For more than a week, Vanessa Bryant has been involved in a lawsuit over photos of her late husband, Kobe Bryant, of their daughter, Gianna, who died in a helicopter crash in 2020. Vanessa is suing Los Angeles County for negligence and invasion of privacy. for the dissemination of photos of the accident site taken by rescuers. As the emotionally charged case progressed, her husband’s former NBA colleagues apparently remained silent about the situation, probably out of respect. But now Shaquille O’Neal has shared some thoughts on the case involving his teammate’s widow.

Shaquille O’Neal is generally someone who has no problem being honest, sometimes bluntly, as some of the comments he has shared in recent months show. (Shaq’s comments on the fight between Kanye West and Pete Davidson still ring in my ear.) However, when asked about Vanessa Bryant’s ongoing legal battle, O’Neal had nothing but compassion. The Hall of Fame admitted Eastern time that while not incredibly close to Bryant, he supports his efforts in the courtroom:

Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant have been teammates of the Los Angeles Lakers for eight years, leading the legendary NBA franchise three championships throughout their careers. While the two had camaraderie both on and off the pitch, growing tensions began to emerge between the two over their roles on the team and Shaq’s salary demands. With that, in 2004, O’Neal was traded to the Miami Heat, where he won a fourth championship. However, in 2018 he made amends to Bryant, who won two more titles before retiring. That said, it’s understandable that O’Neal is in Vanessa Bryant’s corner right now.

Because The death of Kobe Bryant Shaq honored his late colleague and friend in various ways. After the announcement of the death of the great basketball player, The Diesel paid an emotional toll during a TNT delivery Inside the NBA. Shaq also marked the first anniversary. of Bryant’s death in consultation with the late star’s parents.

More recently, like many of us, the 15-time NBA star can only watch as legal proceedings continue between Vanessa Bryant and Los Angeles County. Over the past week, the judge and jurors have heard testimony from several people, including law enforcement officials who were at the scene of the helicopter crash that day. One person who spoke was Deputy Sheriff Doug Johnson, who testified that he did nothing wrong taking 25 photos, which he says he deleted later that night. A former fire brigade captain also testified saying that what he saw that day will “haunt” him forever.

“Emotional distress” is at the heart of Vanessa Bryant’s case , and its goal is to receive millions of dollars in restitution. Of course, we do not see how the judge can rule on this point. But it is likely that as the process progresses, Bryant will still have the support of Shaquille O’Neal and others.