“This is difficult because I knew him. He always treated me well when he saw me. Bryant was a legend in the basketball world, and indeed throughout the world. I still can't believe it. He always shook my hand, knew who I was. I remember how I sat on the podium and ate hot dogs, and he pointed at me with his finger. I answered: "Holy." It’s hard, ”journalist Samantha Pell quotes Ovechkin.
Kobe Brian died in his 42nd year as a result of a helicopter crash.
It was previously reported that the Grammy Awards ceremony began with a moment of silence in memory of Bryant.