Monday, 27 January 2020

NBACOMMISSIONERADAMSILVERSTATEMENTREGARDINGTHE PASSINGOFKOBEBRYANT



NEWYORK,Jan.26,2020NBACommissionerAdamSilverissuedthefollowingstatementtodayregardingthepassingofKobeBryant:
“TheNBAfamilyisdevastatedbythetragicpassingofKobeBryantandhisdaughter,Gianna.
“For20seasons,Kobeshoweduswhatispossiblewhenremarkabletalentblendswithanabsolutedevotiontowinning.Hewasoneofthemostextraordinaryplayersinthehistoryofourgamewithaccomplishmentsthatarelegendary:fiveNBAchampionships,anNBAMVPaward,18NBAAll-Starselections,andtwoOlympicgoldmedals.Buthewillberememberedmostforinspiringpeoplearoundtheworldtopickupabasketballandcompetetotheverybestoftheirability.Hewasgenerouswiththewisdomheacquiredandsawitashismissiontoshareitwithfuturegenerationsofplayers,takingspecialdelightinpassingdownhisloveofthegametoGianna.
“Wesendourheartfeltcondolencestohiswife,Vanessa,andtheirfamily,theLakersorganizationandtheentiresportsworld.”

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