Kobe Bryant was a transcendent figure that touched people from all walks of life. Even if you never watched the man play basketball, you’ve witnessed the outpouring of emotion following news of his death on Sunday. Yankees great, Derek Jeter, put his friendship with Bryant into words in a tribute he wrote for The Players’ Tribune.
All I ever needed to know about Kobe Bryant was this: that throughout our friendship, the most meaningful conversations we had — they were always about family… I want to give my deepest condolences to Vanessa and the rest of the Bryant family, and to the families of the other passengers.