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 –
.@TerrenceRoss will be changing his jersey number from 8 back to 31, beginning with Orlando’s game on Saturday, February 1 against Miami at Amway Center. pic.twitter.com/YwP2MeYu20
— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) January 28, 2020
Jahlil Okafor (@JahlilOkafor) joins other NBA players in giving up No. 8 jersey, honoring legacy of Kobe Bryant
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) January 29, 2020
Story: https://t.co/Q90AF2GqAZ
by @Jim_Eichenhofer pic.twitter.com/mtmjOHz8nC
Lakers guard Quinn Cook tells @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium: “No. 2 is Gianna’s number. I feel it should be retired. It’s hers.” https://t.co/8s1ByqrFnm
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 29, 2020
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 –
