A “heartbroken and devastated” LeBron James addressed the death of Kobe Bryant on Monday night in his first public statement since the helicopter crash that took the life of Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others. In a post on Instagram, James recounted how he talked to fellow Los Angeles Lakers legend Bryant early Sunday. “Didn’t think for one bit in a million years that would be the last conversation we’d have,” James wrote. Bryant, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter died later Sunday morning in the crash in Calabasas, Calif.“I’m Not Ready but here I go,” James began his post. You mean so much to us all here especially #LakerNation.”The Lakers were scheduled to meet the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday night at the Staples Center.

Source: National Post January 28, 2020 16:30 UTC