Detroit — In sports, we see plenty of mediocrity and a little bit of goodness on a daily basis.
The elite players come along once in a while; the elite icons are even more rare.
Greatness came wrapped in a Los Angeles Lakers jersey for 20 years in the form of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who died Sunday morning in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, that killed all nine passengers aboard, including Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff representatives.