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Klay Thompson recalling Kobe Bryant with fond memories

Former Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, his 13-year old daughter, Gigi, and seven others died in a horrific helicopter crash in

Calabasas, CA, in suburban Los Angeles five years ago this week.

As someone who grew up admiring Bryant, Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson said he often thinks about that day that rocked the NBA world.

“I think about him and Gigi every day,” Thompson said. “Ask anybody who was born around the time I was (in 1990), and he was like our Michael Jordan.

“His style of play and his influence on the game on a global scale is something that is probably only second to Michael.