The sports world was shaken when Kobe Bryant was one of nine who died in a tragic helicopter crash on Jan. 26 in Calabasas, Calif.
The accident also took the lives of Bryant's daughter, Gianna, along with Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli, his wife Keri and daughter Alyssa, Sarah Chester and daughter Payton, Christina Mauser and Ara Zobayan.
In honor of his storied life and career, Sports Illustrated is releasing a 100-page Kobe Bryant special tribute issue.
Bryant, 41, spent the entirety of his 20-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers, where he won five championship titles.