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Shaq buys laptop for fan who gave condolences for deaths of sister, Kobe

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A man shared a heartwarming moment with Shaquille O'Neal after meeting him at a Best Buy this week.

Patrick Martin wrote in a Facebook post that the Hall of Famer said he'd buy him the "nicest" laptop in the store after he offered condolences for the death of O'Neil's sister, Ayesha Harrison-Jex, who died from cancer in October, and his former teammate, Kobe Bryant.

O'Neil will be in Miami on Friday to host his annual Super Bowl party, Shaq's Fun House. He said he considered canceling the party in the wake of Bryant's death but decided to go ahead with it and will be donating all proceeds to the families of the victims killed in Sunday's helicopter crash.

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