A few days ago we informed that NBA legend Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash along with his daughter Gianna.
In this horrible crash 9 people died –
- Gianna Bryant, 13
- Payton Chester, 13
- Alyssa Altobelli, 14
- Keri Altobelli, 46
- Christina Mauser, 38
- Kobe Bryant, 41
- John Altobelli, 56
- Sarah Chester, 45
- Ara Zobayan , 50
Players across the league paid tribute to Kobe by taking 8-sec violation and 24-sec violation in honor of his jersey no.
In the past days players also started to retire Kobe’s jersey no. unofficially –
Markieff Morris from the Detroit Pistons is changing his number from No. 8 to No. 88
Alec Burks from the Golden State Warriors is changing his number from No. 8 to No. 20
Mason Plumlee from the Detroit Pistons is changing his number from No. 24 to No. 7
NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’neal who played with Kobe and won 3 rings with him shared his feelings –
Dwayne Wade shared a story too –
