Barack Obama On Kobe And Gianna Bryant: ’Nothing Is More Heartbreaking’

This tribute is nothing short of a slam dunk. Just days after remembering her late husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant at their celebration of life, Vanessa Bryant is acknowledging a very special tattoo.

This has only happened a few times in the past four decades: the 1984 Olympics, 9/11, and Monday, Feb. 24 – when the memorial service for Kobe and Gianna Bryant brought the city of Los Angeles to a virtual standstill in a transformative moment of friendly unity.

The world is still reeling from the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the seven other aboard the helicopter that crashed in the hills of Calabasas, California, on Sunday, January 26. Fans, friends and fellow athletes have being coming to terms with the passing of one of the most revered NBA players of all time — namely famed NFL quarterback and husband to Gisele Bündchen, Tom Brady.

Beyoncé opened Kobe and Gianna Bryant's memorial ceremony today by singing emotional renditions of "XO" and "Halo." She started by performing "XO," then paused to tell the crowd, "I’m here because I love Kobe, and this was one of his favorite songs. So I want to start that over but I want us to do it all together.

Beyonce took to the stage at the Staples Center on Monday (Feb. 24) to open the memorial event honoring the late Kobe and Gianna Bryant.

As Kobe Bryant fans gather at LA's Staples Center on Monday (Feb. 24) for The Celebration of Life for Kobe & Gianna Bryant, a public memorial honoring the late basketball legend and his daughter, Billboard is taking a look back at some moving tributes musicians made on the day the tragic news broke.

Vanessa Bryant’s attorneys have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company that owned and operated the helicopter that crash on January 26, killing Kobe Bryant, their 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other passengers. According to the Los Angeles Times, in a complaint filed against the Island Express Helicopter and Island Express Holding Corp alleged that the pilot Ara Zobayan failed “to use ordinary care in piloting the aircraft and was “negligent.”

A celebration of the basketball star and his daughter's lives was held at the Staples Center today (February 24)

Beyonce took to the stage at the Staples Center on Monday (Feb. 24) to open the memorial event honoring the late Kobe and Gianna Bryant.

Jimmy Kimmel held back tears as he honored Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant on Monday. Loved ones are gathered at the Staples Center in Los Angeles today to pay tribute to the Los Angeles Lakers legend and his 13-year-old daughter, who lost their lives last month in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif.

Jimmy Kimmel couldn't hold back his tears as he took the stage at the Staples Center on Monday to help guide the memorial service for Kobe and Gianna Bryant, as well as to honor the seven other victims who died in a helicopter crash last month.

Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant will be honored at Los Angeles' Staples Center today following their tragic deaths in a helicopter crash last month. The event, which is live-streaming on TIDAL, includes a performance from Beyoncé. The date (2/24/2020) is symbolic of the jersey numbers of Kobe (24) and Gianna (2), as well as the number of seasons he spent with the Los Angeles Lakers (20).

With the public memorial honoring the late Kobe and Gianna Bryant set for the Staples Center Monday (Feb. 24), TIDAL will have a livestream to the entire Celebration of Life event for fans. 

The public memorial for Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna «Gigi» Bryant, is coming together beautifully. The «Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant» service is set to take place on Monday, Feb. 24 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where Kobe played the majority of his 20-year professional basketball career.

NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna will be memorialized in a televised event that celebrates the life and legacy of the athlete on the morning of Monday, Feb. 24 beginning at 1 p.m.

Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna Bryant, are being remembered in an event that will touch fans around the world.

Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna Bryant, are being remembered in an event that will touch fans around the world.

If this city would talk, it could tell some incredible stories.