Without a doubt, the shocking death of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant will go down as one of the most tragic events in all of sports history.
In addition to his loving family, who obviously had to deal with it on a completely different level, there were so many people who Bryant was close to that it affected greatly as well and Jeanie Buss was among those people.
The Lakers are a family-run business and the relationship between players and ownership is unlike any other. For Buss, Kobe wasn’t just a player who wore the Purple and Gold for a long time, he was family and she has been very open about how difficult it has been to deal with his loss.