The service included moving speeches from Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kobe's widow, Vanessa, as well as performances by Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, and Christina Aguilera
Vanessa Bryant eulogizing “her Gigi” and “soulmate” Kobe. Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Last month, basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his teenage daughter, Gianna “Gigi” Bryant, were tragically killed in a helicopter crash while flying over the city of Calabasas, California. Seven other people, including the pilot, were also killed in the crash.
Michael Jordan became another crying meme and Shaquille O’Neal laughed about his sarcastic old friend. While breaking down in tears during his remarks, Michael Jordan remembered that the last time he cried so publicly, it became a huge meme. “Now he’s got me — I’m gonna have to look at another crying meme,” he laughed. “I told my wife I didn’t want to do this because I didn’t want to see that for the next three to four years. That is what Kobe Bryant does to me.”
Shaq remembered the sarcastic and — let’s just say — independent player Bryant was. “The day Kobe gained my respect … the guys were complaining, ‘Shaq, Kobe’s not passing the ball,’” he recalled from his days on the Lakers. “I said, ‘I’ll talk to him.’ I said ‘Kobe, there’s no ‘I’ in team.’ Kobe said, ‘I know, but there’s an ‘M-E’ in that motherfucker.’” That got Magic Johnson, Dwyane Wade, and Steph Curry laughing.
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