The National Basketball Association has announced that Tuesday night's Los Angeles Lakers game versus the Los Angeles Clippers has been postponed. The league said the game would be rescheduled at a later date.
"The decision was made out of respect for the Lakers organization, which is deeply grieving the tragic loss of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven other people in a helicopter crash on Sunday," the league said in a statement Monday afternoon.It said the game would be rescheduled at a later date.Bryant was one of nine people who died when the helicopter they were in crashed on a hillside in Calabasas, California, on Sunday.
"Kobe Bryant, NBA superstar and future Hall of Famer, is dead at 41"His family, friends, fans and the Lakers organization are in our thoughts and prayers. We will miss him," he added.And Clippers head coach Doc Rivers grew emotional when he was asked to reflect on the impact of Kobe Bryant ahead of Sunday's game in Orlando, Florida. "The news is just devastating to everybody. I've known him a long time. You know, he means a lot to me obviously.
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