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Juwan Howard pays tribute to Kobe Bryant, was ready to make pitch for daughter to Michigan

Monday was a tough day for the Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team on more than a few levels, but the story that is permeating through the sports world and the elephant in the room continues to be the loss of an icon in NBA legend Kobe Bryant.

Head coach Juwan Howard spoke to the media on Monday prior to Tuesday night’s game at Nebraska and addressed at length what the former Los Angeles Lakers star meant to him and his family, as well as the loss of Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna in the accident.