The tragic helicopter accident in which legendary basketball player Kobe Bryant died along with his daughter Gianna was remembered by Alex Rodriguez, another sports figure, but from the New York Yankees.
“Mamba forever,” wrote A-Rod in a photo in which he appears with Kobe Bryant and published in his Instagram stories as a tribute to the former Lakersplayer, who died after the helicopter in which he was traveling to Camarillo airport in Ventura County, California, crashed in Calabasas, to go to a game at the Mamba Sports Academy.
Alex Rodriguez was one of the celebrities who attended Kobe’s funeral in 2020, at that time still accompanied by his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez.
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Alex Rodriguez keeps Kobe Bryant’s memory alive
On the Essentially Sports website, they recalled a previous message in which Alex Rodriguez expressed his admiration for Kobe Bryant and everything he learned from him and his work ethic.
“I learned a lot from Kobe Bryant. He had a natural talent, but he had a passion for basketball like no one else I’ve ever seen. His work ethic was impeccable, and his emphasis on mastering the fundamentals is what elevated him to the player he was,” A-Rod said.
Alex Rodriguez and Kobe Bryant were close friends, and the former Yankees baseball player made it clear from the time of Kobe’s death that legends are not forgotten
“I had the pleasure of calling Kobe Bryant my friend for 20 years. Nobody, and I mean nobody, worked harder and with more passion to be great, day in and day out. As a player, as a coach, as a mentor, as a husband and as a father,” was the message from Alex Rodriguez on the day Kobe would have turned 42 in 2021.