At a time when the NBA is gripping free agency flows, Lakers owner Jeanie Buss took a moment to step away from the madness to reflect on her bond with the weeping, great Kobe Bryant.
Buss shared a Twitter message on Sunday honoring Bryant, who tragically died on January 26, 2020 in a helicopter crash at the age of 41. She also referred to the inclusion of the Efama Hall 2020 as the “greatest lacquer ever made” while praising his earnest work ethic and the loyalty he showed during his 20 years wearing the purple and gold.
“I do not have KB. He understood and explained everything I was not allowed to do, ”Buss wrote. “It simply came to our notice then. He understood a team over himself. That is to say your rewards come if you have assessed the team’s goals on your own then everything comes into play. Anyone can answer. “
While some NBA enthusiasts may read in Buss’s tweet looking for a possible connection to the current state of the concession, her words reiterate feelings still felt by well over two years after her untimely death. ‘Bryant.
Buss, the daughter of former Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss, has had a front seat for the entire legendary career of the five-time NBA champion. A few months after Bryant’s retirement in 2016, Buss took over as owner of control and team president in March 2017 following her father’s death in 2013.
That same year, Buss was behind the push to withdraw Kobe’s No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys ahead of the 2018 All-Star Game in Los Angeles. The ceremony took place on December 17, making Bryant the only 10-player Lakers honored with a retired number, and the first player in NBA history to have two numbers retired from the same team.
“I wanted to make sure that when the Star Game was here, his shirts [were] on the rafters to remind everyone of Kobe’s legacy and career,” she said in February 2018.
