“Most people will remember Kobe as the magnificent athlete who inspired a whole generation of basketball players,” tweeted Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, another Los Angeles Lakers legend. The Spurs and Raptors both took 24-second violations to start their game to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant. “ … Somebody like him, like Kobe Bryant, you just don’t expect, I mean, he just seems untouchable. He was a legend in the basketball world and the whole world, and it is tough. #Rockets pic.twitter.com/QlO0ByjsEI — Alykhan Bijani (@Rockets_Insider) January 26, 2020Nuggets hold extended moment of silence for Kobe Bryant.

Source: Washington Post January 26, 2020 21:17 UTC