Overview

• O’Neal told People he calls Pamela Bryant once a month to make sure she is okay.
• He said he occasionally sends flowers to try to make her smile, acknowledging the strain of losing a son and, in 2024, her husband Joe.
• The retired center noted he lives in Las Vegas near the Bryants and stays in touch with Kobe’s sisters, Sharia and Shaya.
• He shared that Kobe used to check in on his own parents, which he now seeks to honor through his support for the Bryant family.
• O’Neal reflected on their Lakers years and urged people to call loved ones, recalling his regret about not staying in closer contact before Kobe’s 2020 death.