Kobe, Odom, Phil Jackson and Pau Gasol, during a match in Barcelona.
Inexplicably, the NBA day on Sunday was disputed, despite the discomfort of almost all players – including Marc Gasol: “it was not time to play basketball” -. Kyrie Irving, for example, refused to dress short. Those closest to Kobe Bryant were obviously the most affected.
Pain was the common denominator and inconsolable tears of LeBron James when he heard the fatal news, landing with the plane in Los Angeles back from Philadelphia after his match against the Sixers, one of the images of black Sunday. Only one day before he had overtaken him as the third highest scorer in the NBA.
Also touching was the letter that Lamar Odom He made public on his social networks. The wing-pvot was compares several years of Kobe and next to him and Pau Gasol, achieved two rings with the Lakers. Their relationship was very intimate, to such an extent that Bryant was one of the few people who visited him when he was on the verge of death because of an overdose.
“These images are just the tip of the iceberg of our relationship,” Odom began his message, accompanied by photographs with his former partner. “He taught me so many things in life that were necessary on and off the court. On the court he taught me to build defenses and take my time. How to make winning was my ultimate goal,” he continued.
“Off the court I was taught to sign my own checks. Of course, anyone who knows my story knows that I have suffered many losses, but the only loss with which I can compare this is when I lose my son. Although our relationship was not a father / son, it was more as if he were a teacher and I as his brother. I'm glad to be the ying for your yang when it comes to costumes. It was a pleasure. I couldn't even catch my breath today when I heard this news. I only knew that if I was in a helicopter accident I would have survived. Somehow he will have jumped and landed on his feet. I'm sitting here thinking when we will be practicing scrimmaging and you will start the jump ball with an elbow to Sasha in the chest, “according to Lamar, recalling the death of his six-month-old son by sudden death.
“As a friend, it's 10:30 in the morning hahaha. You think watching him play was crazy, you have to think about training if you scored like 8-9 cubes. I've seen him fall 13-14 in a row! I'm still waiting for the means go out and say an incorrect report. In no way did God take my brother so early. I know I've been through my own things in life using drugs and not being good to myself. When I went through that situation of coma, it was as if God had come to me and told me to take and forgive Kobe, I would prefer that to happen. In honor of my brother, tomorrow I wake up at 4 in the morning to go to the gym! Gigi went to give you cubes! I love you brother, “I conclude.
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