LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles is a city of stars, but few actually belong to the city.
Actors, singers and reality stars populate the area but few are quintessential L.A. Instead, they usually belong to the nation and world at large.
Kobe Bryant was not just a worldwide star, he was Los Angeles’ star. He held sway over this city and was a part of its soul. It left a gaping hole there when he, his daughter Gianna and seven others died last Sunday in a helicopter crash in nearby Calabasas.
“He was Los Angeles,” said Timberwolves forward Allen Crabbe, a Los Angeles native.