Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others on board. Kobe is traveling with his daughter to the Mamba Academy in Thousand Oaks for basketball practice but incidents happen.

Lebron James was a close friend of Bryant, he visits the sites were Kobe and his daughter confirm dead. Lebron James also paid a special tribute less than 24 hours before Bryant’s passing. He told to Spectrum SportsNet, “When I was a high school kid I was growing up through the ranks when Kobe came into the leagues. It wasn’t a dream of mine to go straight to the NBA from high school at the time but for a 17 or 18-year-old to make that leap, that’s pretty damn cool, he added.

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He is one of the all-time greatest ever basketball players to play one of the greatest Lakers – the man had two jerseys hanging up at Staples Centre. Kobe ‘s legends records, “1,346 Games, 33,643 Points, 5-time NBA Champion, 2018 The Academy Winner, 2-time Olympics Gold, 2-time NBA Finals MVP, 2-time NBA Highest Scorer, Number 8 retired by Lakers, and Number 24 retired by Lakers.

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