As news of Kobe Bryant’s shock death spread on Sunday, tributes poured in for the former Los Angeles Laker.
Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, along with four others, according to multiple outlets. He was 41 years old and left behind his wife, Vanessa, and four daughters.
“Damn. RIP Mamba. May your memory be a blessing,” Mark Cuban wrote on Twitter, where countless people expressed their horror and sadness over the basketball great’s sudden death.
“Shocked and saddened to hear about Kobe Bryant,” filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan tweeted, shortly after the news broke. “To us in Philly he was one of ours. His loss will be felt throughout the city.”
Mark Cuban
Damn. RIP Mamba. May your memory be a blessing
Jimmie Johnson
Unbelievable news, Rest In Peace @kobebryant.
M. Night Shyamalan
Shocked and saddened to hear about Kobe Bryant. To us in Philly he was one of ours. His loss will be felt throughout the city. #ripkobe
Jon Cryer
So awful. 41 years old. My condolences go out to the families of Kobe Bryant and all those aboard.
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