Shaquille O'Neal still regrets not reaching out to Kobe Bryant before his tragic death in 2020.

During his appearance on The Pivot podcast, the NBA legend also shared his remorse for not getting in contact with his former teammate.

"And then, my boy, we did great things together. Despite the problems y'all thought we had, we made history together,” Shaq said. “We are the most dominant, enigmatic one-two punch ever created—never to be duplicated."

 "Matter fact , the number one Laker duo in history. And you can tell Magic and Kareem I said it—write it down, send it to them, text it to them, fax it to them, muthaf**king put it on a pigeon fly it to them,” he continued.

Elsewhere in the conversation, Shaq spoke about the loss of his sister Ayesha O'Neal, who passed around the same time a few months before Bryant.

"I can't call my little sister who was perfect [...] never asked me for nothing," Shaq said. "Never bothered nobody. Third time catching cancer, never complained [...] never even let me know she was sick and the fact I couldn't tell herI love her."

He continued, "And then, my boy, we did great things together. Despite the problems y'all thought we had, we made history together. We are the most dominant, enigmatic one-two punch ever created—never to be duplicated."

According to Shaq, the death of Bryant and his sister “were the most disappointing moments in his life” because he didn't get to say "I love you" to either of them.

As teammates with Bryant, Shaq won three NBA titles from 2000 to 2002 as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.