Shaquille O'Neal says he's still so emotional about the death of Kobe Bryant, he will NOT watch the 2020 Hall of Fame ceremony because it will simply make him too sad.
Kobe is set to be formally inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in August -- the ultimate honor for one of the greatest players of all time.
But, Shaq admits he can't muster up the strength to watch -- mostly because he can't handle another bout of soul-crushing sadness after Kobe passed away in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26.
"Still miss him. Still think about him every day," O'Neal said on "The Big Podcast with Shaq."
Shaq says on the "scale of sadness" with 10 being the worst, he's finally at a "2" right now ... and watching the HOF ceremony "would bring me back to a 7, 8, 9 and I can't right now."
O'Neal continued, "It would be great if his wife gave a speech or his mom or dad give a speech but I'll see that afterwards. I'm not gonna watch the ceremony."
He also floated the idea of having a Kobe hologram at the ceremony -- saying it would be "nice" to have a Kobe-gram "sitting next to everyone else."
Kobe's Hall of Fame class is pretty stacked -- he'll be inducted along with Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan.
Shadow Mobb leader and longtime D-Block affiliate, Whispers, drops off an official music video for the BLACKSHEEPFILMZ-directed banger titled "The Killing Fields."
This serves as a warm up for the Bronx, New York native's "Wizardly 2" project, which drops on April 20th.
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Kobe Bryant will be inducted into the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2020 -- alongside Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan.
Players become eligible 4 seasons after their last game -- and with Kobe retiring in 2016, this was his first opportunity to get in.
The ceremony (which will be formally announced on Saturday) will take place at The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA in August, according to Shams Charania.
Bronx, New York native and Burial Ground Records Co-CEO, Naz-T, releases a new single single titled "Everything Green." This is off of his forthcoming album titled "BGR Bad Guy," dropping on April 6th.
Upstate, New York continues to bring heavy heat to the rap game. Buffalo emcee Fredo Pounds got next. He's preparing to release a new album titled "La Cocina."
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DJ Kay Slay just released a new EP titled "Living Legend." It features Juicy J, A$AP Ferg, Dave East, Papoose, Joell Ortiz, Uncle Murda, DJ Paul, French Montana, Gangsta Boo, Project Pat, Styles P, Sheek Louch, RJ Payne, Sauce Money, Vado, Nino Man, Jon Connor, Ghostface Killah, AZ, Raekwon and more!
Check out the official music video for "Give Me My Flowers Now" featuring Joell Ortiz, Papoose & Sammi.
1. Intro 2. Back to the Bars, Pt. 2 (feat. Sheek Louch, Styles P, Sauce Money, Nino Man, Vado, RJ Payne & Jon Connor) 3. Living Legend (feat. Jadakiss, Queen Latifah & Bun B) 4. No Permission (feat. Juicy J, A$AP Ferg & Dave East) 5. Give Me My Flowers Now (feat. Papoose, Joel Ortiz & Sammi J) 6. Growing Up In These Streets (feat. Raekwon, AZ & Ghostface Killah) 7. Dope Boyz (feat. Dj Paul, Uncle Murda, French Montana, Gangsta Boo & Project Pat) 8. Forgive Me Mama (feat. EMC Scotty, Billboard Baby, 6Keys & Sammi J)
Springfield, Massachusetts collective Joe Mack, Donns Day and Bonnie Stone, together known as M.D.S. (Mack.Donn.Stone.), are gearing up to drop an album titled "No Remorse" in Spring 2020.