Brooklyn players and pols mourn Kobe Bryant
"He was everything to my generation."
Following a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Sunday that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others, Brooklynites joined in the general sense of mourning sweeping the country.
“My memories of Kobe Bryant go far off the basketball court,” said Borough President Eric Adams via Twitter. “As a professional basketball player, he was a superstar. As a personal hero to young men like my son Jordan, he was a mentor and an inspiration as a storyteller and entrepreneur. We will remember #MambaForever.”
“As a painfully loyal long-time Knicks fan, if there was a top-tier player other than Michael Jordan that routinely showcased his enormous talent and consistently won whenever visiting the Garden floor, it was LA Laker Kobe Bryant,” added Councilmember Mark Treyger. “Shocked and saddened to hear of his tragic death. Prayers are with his family, friends and all those he impacted in positive ways.”