00:00LeBron James breaks his silence following the loss of Kobe Bryant.
00:06Plus, the UConn Huskies honor Gianna Bryant in a very touching way.
00:12Hey guys, it's Allie for Hollywood Life with some updates on Sunday's tragic loss of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gigi.
00:19TMZ reports Kobe, nicknamed Black Mamba, had plans to launch sportswear for Gigi.
00:24The site obtained documents that showed that he filed to trademark Mambacita on December 30, 2019.
00:30Kobe started calling Gianna by that nickname on social media back in November in a post that praised her offense as well as the defense of Alyssa Altobelli,
00:38another starting player at his academy who was lost in Sunday's crash.
00:42But speaking of Gianna, the UConn Huskies, the team that Gigi was determined to play for in the future, honored her prior to Monday night's game against Team USA.
00:50The Huskies draped a No. 2 jersey on a chair with a bouquet of flowers and displayed a message honoring the Bryant family on the video boards.
00:57Now when it comes to the NBA, they've officially postponed tonight's Lakers vs. Clippers game at the Staples Center to a later date.
01:04TMZ reports several players, staffers, and other Lakers employees, many of whom have known Kobe for years, are inconsolable and not ready to return to work yet.
01:13Adding to this, LeBron James, who is seen arriving at LAX crying on Sunday, has broken his silence on the loss of Kobe.
01:20King James started his post, I'm not ready, but here I go. I'm sitting here trying to write something for this post, but every time I try, I begin crying again just thinking about you, niece Gigi, and the friendship bond brotherhood we had.
01:32LeBron went on to say he'd just spoken to Kobe on the phone that morning and never expected that to be their last conversation.
01:39He continued by sending his thoughts to the rest of the Bryant family and making a promise to continue Kobe's legacy.
01:44And while tons of people took to the comment section to grieve with LeBron, others accused him of setting Kobe up for his personal gain.
01:51These comments are disgusting and we won't be showing them here out of respect for the situation and those involved.
01:56Now when it comes to the accident, there are currently investigations taking place trying to get to the bottom of how the crash happened.
02:02TMZ reports there are officers on horseback and ATV at the scene to make sure no looters can get to the wreck.
02:08The helicopter was reportedly not equipped with a black box.
02:11However, there was an iPad on board that investigators will be looking at.
02:15As always, we will keep you updated on this story as more details are revealed.
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