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(2:00) - ESPN.com Jan 25, 2025, 07:30 AM ET - [](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28570251/lakers-legend-kobe-bryant-remembrances-reaction) - [Email](mailto:?subject=Lakers%20legend%20Kobe%20Bryant%3A%20Remembrances%20and%20reaction&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnba%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F28570251) - [Print](https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=28570251) Open Extended Reactions [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/lal/los-angeles-lakers) legend [Kobe Bryant](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/110/kobe-bryant) died Jan. 26, 2020 at age 41. Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were [among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28569438/sources-kobe-bryant-daughter-gianna-die-helicopter-crash). Bryant entered the NBA straight out of high school in 1996 and won five championships and one regular-season MVP award. [Across the world, players, coaches and fans mourned Bryant's death](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28569415/the-nba-world-mourns-death-kobe-bryant). The NBA announced after his death that the All-Star Game MVP award, which he won four times, would be renamed in his honor. ## [Kobe's greatness was both beautiful and maddening](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28574908/kobe-bryant-greatness-was-beautiful-maddening) [](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28574908/kobe-bryant-greatness-was-beautiful-maddening) Kobe had [the skill and knowledge to be any kind of player he wanted to be](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28574908/kobe-bryant-greatness-was-beautiful-maddening). *\-- Zach Lowe* ## [Inside Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan's private friendship](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29124581/inside-kobe-bryant-michael-jordan-private-friendship) [](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29124581/inside-kobe-bryant-michael-jordan-private-friendship) "The Last Dance" offered a glimpse into the Michael Jordan-Kobe Bryant relationship, but [the bond between the two basketball icons](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29124581/inside-kobe-bryant-michael-jordan-private-friendship) goes far deeper. ## [Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant and the bond of brothers](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30760714/pau-gasol-kobe-bryant-bond-brothers) [](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30760714/pau-gasol-kobe-bryant-bond-brothers) Pau Gasol [knew Kobe Bryant like few others](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30760714/pau-gasol-kobe-bryant-bond-brothers) -- and he cherishes each of those memories, big and small. He's "Uncle Pau." -- *Ramona Shelburne* ## [Kobe Bryant's legacy is all over the NBA floor](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30776867/kobe-bryant-legacy-all-nba-floor) [](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30776867/kobe-bryant-legacy-all-nba-floor) Kobe Bryant's [imprint on the look and feel of modern basketball](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30776867/kobe-bryant-legacy-all-nba-floor) is among his greatest legacies, writes Kirk Goldsberry. ## [Kobe was relentless, curious and infinitely complicated](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28569694/remembering-kobe-bryant-relentless-curious-infinitely-complicated) [](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28569694/remembering-kobe-bryant-relentless-curious-infinitely-complicated) Jackie MacMullan remembers the Lakers legend [as a man with limitless possibilities](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28569694/remembering-kobe-bryant-relentless-curious-infinitely-complicated) on and off the court. ## [Kobe Bryant never stopped trying to inspire](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28569693/kobe-bryant-never-stopped-trying-inspire) [](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28569693/kobe-bryant-never-stopped-trying-inspire) Kobe Bryant approached his post-basketball life [with the same Mamba Mentality he displayed as a player](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28569693/kobe-bryant-never-stopped-trying-inspire): an audacious, unyielding will to motivate the next generation. *\-- Ramona Shelburne* ## [The Kobe memorial, and the moments that moved us](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28773591/vanessa-bryant-leads-emotional-public-memorial-kobe-gianna) [](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28773591/vanessa-bryant-leads-emotional-public-memorial-kobe-gianna) Vanessa Bryant, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal and Diana Taurasi were among those who spoke during the memorial, while Beyonce, Alicia Keys and Christina Aguilera performed. [Here is how Los Angeles, the Lakers and the NBA world honored Kobe and Gianna Bryant](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28773591/vanessa-bryant-leads-emotional-public-memorial-kobe-gianna). ## [What was said after Kobe's death](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28751929/the-stories-people-closest-kobe-bryant-keep-remembering) [](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28751929/the-stories-people-closest-kobe-bryant-keep-remembering) People closest to Kobe Bryant shared [the stories they looked back on](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28751929/the-stories-people-closest-kobe-bryant-keep-remembering) ahead of his memorial service. *\-- Ramona Shelburne* ## [Reckoning with Kobe Bryant's complicated past](https://theundefeated.com/features/kobe-bryant-death-complicated-past/) [](https://theundefeated.com/features/kobe-bryant-death-complicated-past/) With Kobe's death, Roxane Gay finds herself in the uncomfortable position of [having to challenge her own rigidity](https://theundefeated.com/features/kobe-bryant-death-complicated-past/) in such matters. ## [The longest flight in Lakers history](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28752359/the-longest-flight-los-angeles-lakers-history-team-learned-kobe-bryant-death) [](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28609040/the-quiet-moments-emotional-night-lakers-los-angeles) The morning after LeBron James passed Kobe Bryant for third in all-time scoring, on the flight home from Philadelphia, [the Lakers learned of Bryant's death](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28752359/the-longest-flight-los-angeles-lakers-history-team-learned-kobe-bryant-death). *\-- Dave McMenamin* ![]() play 2:00 LeBron: There will never be closure over Kobe's death LeBron James says he has been a wreck emotionally since the celebration of life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant. **Detail: Honoring Kobe Bryant** - [Watch the full episode on ESPN+](https://www.espn.com/watch?id=73e112f5-a812-4248-a105-06bf9ddb2d2c) - [Watch the full episode on ESPN+](https://www.espn.com/watch?id=b6bb8fed-5e03-41d3-88f4-b4e3118aa40e) - [Watch the full episode on ESPN+](https://www.espn.com/watch?id=31885a60-431d-4505-bc15-5b4d19f47e7b) **MORE: [Detail: From the mind of Kobe Bryant](https://www.espn.com/watch/series/63a6ade6-a378-4d00-93f9-a788a60cc820/detail-kobe-bryant)** *** **Tributes to Kobe Bryant** - [Childhood home in Italy honors Kobe with plaza](https://www.espn.com/nba/story?_slug_=former-childhood-home-italy-reggio-emilia-honoring-kobe-bryant-plaza&id=30781113) - [Tributes pour in to mark Kobe's birthday](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29724038/players-teams-pay-tribute-late-kobe-bryant-have-42nd-birthday) - [WNBA players pay tribute to Kobe Bryant on his birthday](https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/29723555/wnba-players-pay-tribute-kobe-bryant-birthday) - [Lakers to don 'Black Mamba' jerseys in Game 4 vs. Blazers](https://www.espn.com/nba/story?_slug_=lakers-don-black-mamba-jerseys-game-4-vs-blazers&id=29689597) - [Raiders' Derek Carr to wear arm sleeve to honor Kobe](https://www.espn.com/blog/las-vegas-raiders/post/_/id/24593/derek-carr-wearing-arm-sleeve-to-honor-kobe-bryant) - [Lil Wayne honors Kobe at BET Awards](https://www.espn.com/nba/story?_slug_=lil-wayne-remembers-kobe-bryant-bet-awards&id=29381385) - [Kobe to appear on two covers of NBA 2K21](https://www.espn.com/esports/story?_slug_=kobe-bryant-appear-two-covers-nba-2k21-mamba-forever-edition&id=29396193) - [NBA All-Star Game MVP award named in honor of Kobe](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28710867/nba-all-star-game-mvp-award-named-honor-kobe-bryant) - More tributes from: [Shaquille O'Neal](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28587595/uncle-shaq-remembers-kobe-bryant-part-televised-tribute) \| [Jeanie Buss](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28600454/lakers-owner-jeanie-buss-says-team-fans-heal-together-love-together) \| [Rob Pelinka](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28601764/lakers-rob-pelinka-bryant-deaths-amputation-part-my-soul) \| [LeBron James](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28579524/lebron-james-kobe-bryant-legacy-becomes-my-responsibility) *** **Remembering Kobe** ![]() play 1:33 Kobe loved being a 'girl dad' Elle Duncan tells the story of when she met Kobe Bryant and how he told her he loved being the father of daughters. **From the archive: ESPN writers on Kobe** - 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