Effortless Motors in Riverside was given the task of restoring the 1996 Toyota Land Cruiser, the car driven once by Kobe Bryant and his family.

Former NBA player and North Carolina basketball legend Eric Montross has died at the age of 52 after a short battle with cancer. The heartbreaking news was revealed by UNC Basketball on Monday morning ...

After working on several custom sports cars for Shaquille O'Neal, the NBA legend went back to a California auto shop with a ...

In the five years that have gone by, O'Neal shared that he calls Bryant's mother Pamela on a monthly basis and even sends her flowers to try to aid in her grief.

"All of them," Shaq told Hoops Hype. "Just being able to challenge him and say, 'Hey, you're not that good. I need 40 points.

Kobe's father Joe Bryant unfortunately passed away before the refurbishment was complete Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty; Ethan Miller/Getty Shaquille O'Neal refurbished Kobe Bryant's high school ...

Shaquille O'Neal refurbished Kobe Bryant's high school car and surprised the late NBA star's mom Pamela with it O'Neal tells PEOPLE he had the idea while visiting Pamela and her late husband Joe ...

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is covering the funeral expenses for four young girls who died in a North Carolina house fire — with the mother now facing charges for the tragic deaths. Grieving father ...

Shaquille O’Neal continues to honor Kobe Bryant more than five years after the Hall of Famer’s tragic death. In an interview with PEOPLE, O’Neal revealed he reaches out to Bryant’s mother, Pamela, ...

Mar 24, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA: Former Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal speaks during a NBA game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Staples Center.

Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant helped anchor one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history, though they didn’t always get along while doing so. Now, more than five years following Bryant’s death in a ...