Los Angeles Lakers controlling owner and president Jeanie Buss paid tribute to Kobe Bryant on Instagram on Thursday afternoon. Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter died in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday that killed seven other people.
"Kobe, I don’t know how to express what you mean to me, my family and the Los Angeles Lakers. My father loved you like a son, which makes us family. When you invited me to lunch shortly after my father passed away, I was struggling to find motivation and purpose. Kobe, you brought Gianna with you to spend some time with me.