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I havent felt a pain that sharp in a while.. it definitely changes me.
ONeal was working out with his son and nephew when another nephew showed him the news on his phone.
I snapped at him, ONeal recalled.
I said Man, get that out of my face.
Get it away from me.
We live in a world where anything can be photoshopped, anything can be hoaxed.
I didnt want to believe it.
Then, he heard the false report that Rick Fox had also died.
Then, the devastating final blow: Bryants13-year-old daughter, Gianna,had died with him.
ONeal says he felt the deaths harder having recently lost his own sister.
Now, I lost a little brother, he said.
Were not gonna be able to say Haha, I got five, you got four.
