Over the last day and a half since Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others tragically died in a helicopter crash, countless people have spoken and posted to social media with heartfelt remembrances of the Lakers legend.
Notably and conspicuously absent was current Lakers star LeBron James, who never played with Bryant in the NBA, but did play on multiple Olympic teams with him. James and Bryant had been gushing about each other over the prior week, too, with James set to pass Bryant for third all-time in scoring in NBA history.