It's sure to be emotional Monday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where Kobe fans, Lakers fans and celebrities — an A-list cast by even Hollywood standards — will pack the arena to remember one of their own.
From the time he began shooting make-believe game winners with his dad's rolled-up tube socks, Kobe Bean Bryant always wanted to ball. But his years on the court don't begin to sum up a life that spilled off the hardwood and into fans' hearts.
NTSB: Kobe Bryant helicopter shows no evidence of engine failure 03:01When his vision was cut short that Sunday, the world stopped -- first in incredulity, then in sorrow."This can't be!" morphed into"How, how, how?" Tears fell from Lower Merion to the streets of L.A. and beyond. Tributes arrived from Argentina, the Philippines, the Australian Open and all over Europe, Africa and Asia.
Gayle King says clip of interview about Kobe Bryant was 'out of context' 03:03As great as Bryant was, he snared only one MVP. He was labeled cocky, a ball hog, a bad teammate. He was accused of quitting in the 2006 playoffs. Phil Jackson, one of basketball's most innovative minds, called him"uncoachable." He was fined for hurling a gay slur at a referee.
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