A close friend of the late American basketball star and legend Kobe Bryant, the former NBA star, Tracy McCredy, revealed during a television interview with the American network, "ESPN", that Bryant was during his first years in the league hoping to die Young, and to immortalize after his death.
McReady said in televised comments: He used to stop saying when we were at the beginning of our professional career in the basket that he wanted to die young and to immortalize after his death, and that he wanted to become a big star better than the legend Michael Jordan. It left a strong shock to the American people, especially among basketball fans, where Bryant is one of the game's current legends, as he previously won five league titles with his Los Angeles Lakers team. Bryant's death came last Sunday, after his helicopter was destroyed during A trip on the outskirts of Los Angeles with eight others, all of whom are acquaintances His friends, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna.
McReady also said that Gianna was similar to her father, explaining that she was playing the basket wonderfully, and that he was expecting a great future, noting that he did not believe the death of his coach Rafik, and he is still under the influence of shock and great loss.