{"id":287135,"date":"2020-01-26T17:18:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T00:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1116016"},"modified":"2020-01-26T17:18:21","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T00:18:21","slug":"lebron-james-and-the-lakers-in-tears-as-they-arrive-back-in-l-a-following-kobe-bryants-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/lebron-james-and-the-lakers-in-tears-as-they-arrive-back-in-l-a-following-kobe-bryants-death\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James and the Lakers In Tears As They Arrive Back in L.A. Following Kobe Bryant’s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Lakers are mourning the devastating loss<\/a> of one of their own.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, the L.A.-based NBA team<\/a> were headed back home from Philadelphia when they received news their former teammate Kobe Bryant<\/a><\/strong> had tragically passed away<\/a> following a helicopter accident. Understandably, the players were in shock and seen visibly upset as they exited their flight. An emotional LeBron<\/strong> James<\/strong> immediately hugged a woman before walking off on his own, wiping away the flood tears.<\/p>\n

The sudden death comes just one day after LeBron passed Kobe, a.k.a. Mamba, on the all-time scoring list, an achievement Kobe was more than happy to celebrate. “Continuing to move the game forward @KingJames,” the 41-year-old tweeted<\/a> just hours before the fatal crash. “Much respect my brother #33644.” (This would, unfortunately, be his final post on the social media site.)<\/p>\n

For his part, LeBron idolized the legend, looking up to him throughout his childhood and career. “Seeing him come straight out of high school, he is someone that I used as inspiration<\/a>,” he recently told ESPN<\/a>. “I used it as motivation. He helped me before he even knew of me because of what he was able to do.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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At around 9:47 a.m. local time, the retired superstar’s helicopter crashed into a hillside in Calabasas, Calif., killing all nine passengers on board. Among the victims was his 13-year-old daughter<\/a> Gianna Bryant<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

According to TMZ<\/a>, the father-daughter duo were reportedly on their way to Mamba Academy for a basketball practice, which is near the Thousand Oaks and Calabasas area in Los Angeles. He is survived by wife Vanessa Bryant<\/strong> and his three daughters Natalia<\/strong>, 17, Bianka<\/strong>, 3, and Capri<\/strong>, 7 months.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Shortly after news broke, friends, family and fans took to social media to pay tribute<\/a> to one of the greats. <\/p>\n

“Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act,” Barack Obama<\/a><\/strong> wrote. “To lose Gianna is even more heartbreaking to us as parents. Michelle and I send love and prayers to Vanessa and the entire Bryant family on an unthinkable day.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Kobe’s former teammate Shaquille O’Neal<\/strong><\/strong> cannot believe this is his new reality.<\/p>\n

“Words can’t describe the pain I’m feeling,” he wrote in a tribute<\/a>. “I loved Kobe. He was like a little brother to me. We used to talk often, and I will miss those conversations very much. He was a fierce competitor, one of the greats of the game and a creative force. Kobe was also an amazing dad who loved his family deeply\u2014and took great pride in his daughter’s love for the game of basketball.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Our thoughts are with Kobe’s loved ones during this devastating time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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