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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Mo Z. Dizzle on May 01, 2006, 03:45:39 PM
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May 1, 2006
Just like old times, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal are celebrating. The former Lakers teammates became fathers again Monday when their wives gave birth to girls six minutes apart.
Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant was born at 2:03 a.m. PDT in Orange County, Calif. Kobe and Vanessa Bryant are already parents to 3-year-old Natalia.
"The arrival of our new daughter Gianna early this morning is such an incredible blessing for me and my family," Bryant said in a statement. "We are all full of beautiful emotions after such an incredible day."
Shaquille and Shaunie O'Neal became parents for the sixth time when Mearah Sanaa O'Neal was born at 4:57 a.m. EDT in a South Florida hospital.
It's the third girl for the O'Neals, with Mearah joining sisters Taahirah and Amirah and brothers Myles, Shareef and Shaqir, who turned 3 last month.
Both mothers and their new babies were said to be doing well.
Fatherhood helped O'Neal and Bryant end the feud that led to the breakup of their pairing with the Lakers. When the Miami Heat played at Los Angeles in January, O'Neal congratulated Bryant on the birth of his daughter and the impending birth of the second one.
Bryant and O'Neal are both in the playoffs. Bryant's winning shot in overtime Sunday gave the Lakers a 99-98 victory over the Phoenix Suns and a 3-1 lead in their series. The Heat and Chicago Bulls are tied at two games apiece in their series.
Bryant didn't attend practice Monday or travel with his teammates to Phoenix for Game 5, to be played Tuesday night.
"I told him not to worry about that, to come when he can and get the rest he needs," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "Hopefully he'll get there tonight, or if not, shootaround tomorrow.
"There's a huge emotional feeling about having a child that's just beyond belief. We're happy for him. The timing's right, he'll have some rest, but I'm sure it's not easy to sleep after all those things happen."
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AmuXEHOV7nNVA6D3H5SaU5w5nYcB?slug=ap-lakers-heat-kobeshaqbabies&prov=ap&type=lgns
congratz to the both of them; this'll probably be their inspiration throughout the playoffs
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I was just about to post this. :P
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I was just about to post this. :P
beat u to it :nahnah2: lol
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damn, Kobe & Shaq's daughters born on tha same day at virtually the same time :o
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I was just about to post this. :P
beat u to it :nahnah2: lol
:boohoo:
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I was just about to post this. :P
beat u to it :nahnah2: lol
:boohoo:
aww, there there *pats you on the back*
i just noticed we dont have one of those hug emoticons on the board (either that or im too dumb to find it lol)
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damn 8 cant get a boy if it fell outta the sky
sum real good bball genes in that fam
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Yea, heard about this earlier...LOL, it's like they're still competing against one another, even with babies...Of course, Kobe beat Shaq, as always, delivering his baby at 2:00 AM (Shaq's at 5:06 AM). ;D
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Yea, heard about this earlier...LOL, it's like they're still competing against one another, even with babies...Of course, Kobe beat Shaq, as always, delivering his baby at 2:00 AM (Shaq's at 5:06 AM). ;D
yeah kobe is real competitive guy. lol
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Yea, heard about this earlier...LOL, it's like they're still competing against one another, even with babies...Of course, Kobe beat Shaq, as always, delivering his baby at 2:00 AM (Shaq's at 5:06 AM). ;D
actually, acorrding to the article posted, shaq's baby was born first
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damn why cant Kobe have a son,woud b tight if he could carry on the bryant legacy 8)
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damn why cant Kobe have a son,woud b tight if he could carry on the bryant legacy 8)
Won't happen anyways, his wife is hispanic... ;D
Why you think Joe Bryant had a fuss over him marrying Vanessa? LOL.
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damn why cant Kobe have a son,woud b tight if he could carry on the bryant legacy 8)
Won't happen anyways, his wife is hispanic... ;D
Why you think Joe Bryant had a fuss over him marrying Vanessa? LOL.
yeah his wife is hispanic but she's fine as fuck. he could become a good baseball player that's fo sho, which would be better since MLB players get paid waaaaaaaay more and their careers are longer.
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I love the fact Kobe is giving his daughters Italian names.. :)
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I love the fact Kobe is giving his daughters Italian names.. :)
how long did he live in Italy?
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Yea, heard about this earlier...LOL, it's like they're still competing against one another, even with babies...Of course, Kobe beat Shaq, as always, delivering his baby at 2:00 AM (Shaq's at 5:06 AM). ;D
actually, acorrding to the article posted, shaq's baby was born first
Yeah, Shaq's was first. 4:57 EDT is 6 minutes before 2:03 PDT.
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Yea, heard about this earlier...LOL, it's like they're still competing against one another, even with babies...Of course, Kobe beat Shaq, as always, delivering his baby at 2:00 AM (Shaq's at 5:06 AM). ;D
actually, acorrding to the article posted, shaq's baby was born first
Yeah, Shaq's was first. 4:57 EDT is 6 minutes before 2:03 PDT.
Congratulations to Both.
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Yea, heard about this earlier...LOL, it's like they're still competing against one another, even with babies...Of course, Kobe beat Shaq, as always, delivering his baby at 2:00 AM (Shaq's at 5:06 AM). ;D
actually, acorrding to the article posted, shaq's baby was born first
Yeah, Shaq's was first. 4:57 EDT is 6 minutes before 2:03 PDT.
Oh well...I wonder which one weighed more at birth. :-X
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*wish for dubcc laker fan wishin death on shaqs new born*