Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among the nine victims who died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26
Davis, who said he “can’t sleep on planes,” recalled he was watchingon his iPad when he noticed a phone screen flash in a row next to him. While he initially didn’t think anything of the activity, he said he knew something was up when his teammates started waving their hands in his direction.RELATED: Shaquille O’Neal Calls Kobe Bryant ‘Heaven’s MVP’ in Heartfelt Tribute at Celebration of Life
“So I remove one of my headphones, and I look,” the 26-year-old remembered. “And Dwight tells me, ‘Man, Kobe died.’ And me thinking as invincible as Kobe Bryant is, I’m like, ‘Kobe who?’ Because I’m like, that’s not — it’s not Kobe Bryant. “And he was like, ‘Kobe.’ And I was like, ‘Okay. Kobe who? I’m not sure who you’re talking about.’ And he was like, ‘Kobe Bryant.’ And at this time, ‘Bron [LeBron James] is still asleep. So I was like, ‘Wait, what? How? Like, I need details, like, tell me.’ And he was like, ‘Man,“And I just like, start shaking Bron, like, ‘Wake up! Wake up!'” Davis recalled.
“By this time, all the players have woken up,” the athlete continued. “Everybody’s trying to get to the internet to get on their phone and see what’s going on. ‘Is it true?’ Or, ‘What’s going on?'”
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