Memorials and messages were all over social media after news broke that Lakers legend Kobe Bryant died suddenly Sunday in a helicopter crash at age 41.
Fellow Los Angeles legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar addressed the news, writing in a tweet, "Most people will remember Kobe as the magnificent athlete who inspired a whole generation of basketball players. But I will always remember him as a man who was much more than an athlete."
Shaquille O'Neal also responded to his friend's death, writing, "There’s no words to express the pain Im going through with this tragedy of loosing my neice (sic) Gigi & my brother @kobebryant I love u and u will be missed.