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Former Los Angeles Lakers player Robert Horry shared that he recently got probably the biggest scare of his life. In an episode of the Big Shot Bob podcast, Horry and his co-hosts talked about the recent shooting in Houston that took rapper Takeoff’s life. After the news got out, the first thing Horry did was reach out to his son, and for a grave reason. The hosts also gave their take on the tragic incident. The latest episode of the podcast came out on November 3, 2022.

Lakers legend Robert Horry has three children – one daughter and two sons. Incidentally, Horry’s first-born daughter died at a young age of 17 due to a rare genetic disorder.

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Robert Horry feared for his son’s life

In the podcast episode, co-host Rob Jenners asked Horry if he knew the area well, where the shooting took place. Horry spent his first four years in the league with the Houston Rockets. The seven-time NBA champion revealed that he had got the news from his wife, Candice Madrid, at about 3 am-4 am.

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The first person who came to his mind was his eldest son Cameron. Horry said that Cameron used to hang out in the bowling alley, where the shooting took place and he probably still did. Moreover, he had heard that someone else had gotten shot. To make matters worse, they found no luck in reaching out to Cameron via phone. The calls went straight to voicemail.

“I got scared immediately because I heard two other people got shot. And Cameron’s phone is going straight to voicemail. So I was like, ‘Oh Sh*t!’ you know,” the seven-time NBA champion said.

Furthermore, Horry added that as a parent, he felt bad for everybody who were involved in the situation.

Lakers legend Robert Horry condemns the incident

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Former Los Angeles Lakers star Robert Horry called the tragic incident scary and awful. He felt disgusted by the fact that people could take each other’s life for ‘stupid’ reasons. Furthermore, co-host Brandon Harper reflected on the incident and stated that although people constantly complain about several issues, not many really step forth to do something about it. He concluded that ‘change starts with you.’

28-year-old rapper Takeoff fell victim to a shooting incident that occurred at 810 Billiards & Bowling in Houston. Takeoff reportedly took a bullet to the head and was pronounced dead on the spot. He was the youngest member of Migos, a three member HipHop group.

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The other two members are Quavo, Takeoff’s uncle and Offset, Takeoff’s cousin. The popular rapper passed away from gunshot wounds on November 1, 2022.