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Carmelo Anthony posts a heartfelt tribute to Kobe Bryant

Carmelo Anthony paid tribute to his long-term friend, Kobe Bryant, in an Instagram post Tuesday night. He published a photo of he and Bryant hugging after a Los Angeles Lakers-Denver Nuggets game from Anthony’s days in Denver.

”Damn Bro!! I hate when I have so much to say, but I can’t put any of it into words,” was how Anthony began his post.

“YOU just called me and told me you were coming to the game Friday and that you were proud of me…”, Anthony wrote.

“Why you bro? Why GiGi? Why leave Vanessa with this Sadness and Pain.