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Lamar Odom posts heartbreaking message after Kobe Bryant's passing
It has been a day since the passing of basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his former Lakers teammate Lamar Odom is still in disbelief.
In a heartbreaking Instagram post, Lamar penned a tribute to Kobe whom he said he considered a teacher.
"I couldn’t even catch my breath today when I heard this news. I just knew if he was in a helicopter crash he would have been the one to survive. Somehow he would have jumped out and landed on his feet. I’m sitting here thinking about when we would be in practice scrimmaging and you would start the jump ball off with elbowing Sasha in the chest," Lamar wrote.
"I’m still waiting for the media to come out and say wrong report. No way God took my brother this early," he added.
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In his post, Lamar shared some photos of him and Kobe through the years.
"These picture are just the tip of the iceberg of our relationship. He taught me so many things in life that were necessary on and off the court," he said.
Kobe was killed in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles on Sunday along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others on board, officials said. He was 41.
—JCB, GMA News