Fans Pay Heartfelt Tribute To NBA Legend Kobe Bryant Outside Staples Center In LA

The basketball world and Los Angeles were Brokenhearted and devastated after the news of 18-time NBA All-Star basketball legend's death broke out.

As screens began flashing the dateline 'Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020', the Bryant fandom struggled to come to terms with their hero's mention in past tense.

Fans gathered at L.A. Live in Los Angeles where they placed candles at a makeshift memorial to remember the 18-time All-Star.

NBA athletes, officials and fans mourned the loss of Bryant, who was considered one of basketball's greatest players of all time.

The Los Angeles Lakers legend’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant was one of nine people killed in the helicopter crash.  

Kobe Bryant, one of the greatest basketball players of his generation, died in a helicopter crash Sunday. He was 41.