The tragic loss of Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash sent shockwaves not just throughout the basketball world, but the entire globe.
Bryant was such a wide-ranging figure and he was felt by people in all different facets of life as he developed a number of great friendships along the way.
One of those was with rapper/producer Kanye West, one of the most famous and also controversial people in the world. Many will remember West being in the building for Bryant’s final game of his career, but their friendship stretched much farther and he was severely impacted by his friend’s death.