![Retired US basketball player Michael Jordan cries as he speaks during the "Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant" service at Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles on February 24, 2020. - Kobe Bryant, 41, and 13-year-old Gianna were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in the rugged hills west of Los Angeles on January 26. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/200224151613-14-kobe-bryant-memorial.jpg?q=x_5,y_44,h_1403,w_2494,c_crop/w_1280)
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Michael Jordan: When Kobe died, a piece of me died
During the Kobe Bryant memorial in Los Angeles, NBA great Michael Jordan said Bryant's death had a huge impact on him and the world.
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Remembering Kobe Bryant 1978-2020
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![Retired US basketball player Michael Jordan cries as he speaks during the "Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant" service at Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles on February 24, 2020. - Kobe Bryant, 41, and 13-year-old Gianna were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in the rugged hills west of Los Angeles on January 26. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/200224151613-14-kobe-bryant-memorial.jpg?q=x_5,y_44,h_1403,w_2494,c_crop/w_250)
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Michael Jordan: When Kobe died, a piece of me died
![LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Vanessa Bryant speaks during The Celebration of Life for Kobe & Gianna Bryant at Staples Center on February 24, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/200224142421-08-kobe-bryant-memorial.jpg?q=x_3,y_82,h_1403,w_2494,c_crop/w_250)
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Vanessa Bryant gives tearful tribute to late Kobe and Gigi
![BOSTON, MA - DECEMBER 30: A detail of Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers' jersey during the second quarter against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on December 30, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/200130093614-kobe-bryant-jersey-24-file.jpg?q=x_3,y_156,h_1684,w_2993,c_crop/w_250)
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LA Times releases final interview with Kobe Bryant
![LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 27: Gianna Bryant and her father, former NBA player Kobe Bryant, attend the WNBA All-Star Game 2019 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on July 27, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/200204102101-kobe-gigi.jpg?q=x_168,y_11,h_1592,w_2830,c_crop/w_250)
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NTSB: Kobe Bryant helicopter shows no evidence of engine failure
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Gayle King says clip of interview about Kobe Bryant was 'out of context'
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![Sarah Chester, Gianna Bryant, Payton Chester, Keri Altobelli, John Altobelli, Christina MAuser, Ara Zobayan, Alyssa Altobelli, Kobe Bryant](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/200128093456-helicopter-crash-victims-split.jpg?q=x_0,y_0,h_619,w_1100,c_fill/w_250)
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See how Lakers will honor Kobe Bryant in Staples Center
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Remembering the victims of the Calabasas helicopter crash
![TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 14: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers and the Western Conference warms up with daughter Gianna Bryant during the NBA All-Star Game 2016 at the Air Canada Centre on February 14, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/200129160744-vanessa-bryant-instagram-profile-photo-trnd.jpg?q=x_239,y_114,h_1436,w_2551,c_crop/w_250)
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Kobe Bryant's widow breaks her silence. See what she wrote
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Shaq remembers Kobe Bryant: I lost a little brother
![LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 17: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers speaks during the post game news conference with daughters Natalia and Gianna Bryant as he celebrates after the Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics 83-79 in Game Seven of the 2010 NBA Finals at Staples Center on June 17, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/200128204153-kobe-bryant-girl-dad.jpg?q=x_3,y_145,h_1684,w_2993,c_crop/w_250)
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Anchor's touching Kobe Bryant tribute sparks #GirlDad trend
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Jimmy Fallon recalls first night he met Kobe Bryant
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Magic Johnson admits 'cheating' to beat Kobe Bryant
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Ex-NBA star's tearful tribute to Kobe: I lost a brother