During a recent interview on <a href="https://tubitv.com/series/300006468/cold-as-balls" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kevin Hart's "Cold as Balls"</a> show, Boston Celtics legend Kevin Garnett opened up about how Kobe Bryant's death made him realize that it was time to end his beef with former teammate Ray Allen.“The <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/natalia-bryant-gives-moving-speech-about-kobe-bryant" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">passing of Kobe [Bryant] </a>and all of us getting older helped me understand that life is not given to none of us. It would have f****d with me if something were to happen to Ray and I didn’t get a chance to amend this,” Garnett said.The NBA Hall of Famer had a falling out with Allen when he left Boston to join the Miami Heat in 2013. With that move, he made one of the most iconic shots in NBA history which led him to win a championship in 2013. At the time, Garnett took the business decision as a betrayal to the team.On Jan. 26, 2020, the Los Angeles Lakers star, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant and seven others died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. May their souls continue to rest in peace. https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1638314431275847681?s=20

Kevin Garnett Reveals How Kobe Bryant Inspired Him To Squash Ray Allen Beef

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Natalia Bryant gave a heartfelt warming speech about her father, Kobe Bryant.While at the <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/15/kobe-bryant-imprints-natalia-vanessa-jeanie-buss-tcl-chinese-theater-lakers-nba/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TCL Chinese Theatre</a> in Hollywood, which has Kobe Bryant's hand and footprints cast inside of it, Natalia had the opportunity to give a speech about her father. During the ceremony she says, “I’m honored to be here today to recognize the man we all knew and love, my dad, Kobe Bryant,” Bryant said. She continued, “when most people knew him as a basketball player or storyteller, I got to know him and love him as my dad and let me tell you, he’s the MVP of girl dads, to say the least. As you visit here for years to come, I encourage you to place your hands in his and take a moment to stand in his shoes.” Take a look at the moving speech below.https://www.tmz.com/videos/2023-03-15-031523-natalia-bryant-1582086-176/

Natalia Bryant Gives Moving Speech About Kobe Bryant

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Tuesday (March 8) night, Pau Gasol's jersey was officially retired by the Los Angeles Lakers. His jersey was unveiled in the rafters, right next to the late <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/vanessa-bryant-wins-kobe-bryant-crash-site-photos-case-la-county-must-pay-31-million" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kobe Bryant's</a>, his former teammate and close friend.The Laker legend delivered an emotional heartfelt speech during the ceremony at Crypto.com Arena, thanking the Lakers organization and the fanbase. Gasol also thanked Kobe's wife, Vanessa Bryant, telling her he loves her and is "proud to be an uncle" to her "lovely girls.""I can't go on without talking about the person and the face that I don't see," referring to Kobe, who died in a helicopter crash in January 2020 at 41. "The brother that elevated me, inspired me, challenged me to be a better player – just to be a better man overall," Gasol added.He continued, "I miss him so much, like many of us do. I love him; I wish he was here with Gigi, I really do. But, I think he'll be proud and he was looking forward to this moment. I love you, brother." In a clip the NBA shared on that night, Kobe was seen sharing his excitement for Gasol's retirement ceremony. "I really look forward to the day when he's there giving his speech at center court, in front of all the fans who have supported him over the years," said Kobe. "It's going to be an awesome night."Gasol was drafted into the NBA in 2001 and began playing for the Los Angeles Lakers after he was traded to the team in 2008. He played for the team until 2014 alongside Kobe, winning championships for the team in 2009 and 2010.https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpg-p0_MaTu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkhttps://www.instagram.com/p/Cpg9ezGOYQg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Pau Gasol's Jersey Gets Retired Beside Kobe Bryant's

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Natalia Bryant, the eldest daughter of the late <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/vanessa-bryant-wins-kobe-bryant-crash-site-photos-case-la-county-must-pay-31-million" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kobe Bryant</a>, filed for a temporary restraining order in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday (Nov. 21), against a 32-year-old gun obsessed man who has been stalking her since she was a minor. According to reports, the court filing states that Dwayne Cortez Toliver Kemp allegedly started to harass Natalia, 19, on social media in 2020, when she was just 17-years-old and he was 30. “I do not feel safe,” she told the court, before adding that she has never met Kemp, who believes the pair are in a romantic relationship.In July 2021, Kemp allegedly sent Natalia a DM with a picture of her father, Kobe, and wrote, "Thankful For Him Birthing You, Hopefully We Can Birth Him… 'Kobe'", adding a red heart. The filing states that he has hopes of having "a Kobe-like child together." Natalia also said she received another message from him in October 2022 that read, “I Love You And I’m Sorry. Can We Talk And Makeup So We Can Be Friends Again..?”Kemp attempted to find her on the University of Southern California campus, where she studies, at least twice. The most recent attempt was on Nov. 2, when he showed up to one of her classes. There were multiple witnesses to the escalating harassment including the USC faculty, USC Department of Public Safety and her sorority members, according to the filing. The filing states that Kemp is a gun enthusiast who has been arrested and or convicted at least four times for misdemeanor crimes, and one of those incidents involved a firearm. He posted on his Instagram account that he wanted to purchase a “Glock Switch.”The restraining order request asks that Kemp be required to stay at least 200 yards away from Natalia, her home, workplace, vehicle, sorority house and the USC campus. The next hearing date is set for Dec. 14.

Natalia Bryant Files Restraining Order Against Alleged Stalker Who Wants 'Kobe-Like Child' With Her

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Vanessa Bryant scored a major legal victory. A jury ordered Los Angeles County to pay Kobe Bryant's widow, and another man, Chris Chester, $31 million in damages. The suit was over the graphic photos law enforcement, and firefighters took of the 2020 helicopter crash scene that killed Kobe, his daughter Gianna Bryant, and seven others. Vanessa was awarded $16 million and Chris, $15 million.The federal <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/vanessa-bryant-responds-to-staples-center-name-change" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">trial</a> lasted for 11-days. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-08-24/jury-vanessa-kobe-bryant-photos-trial-sheriff-deputies?_amp=true" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">LA Times</a> reports the jury deliberated for a "few hours," and agreed with Chris's attorney that the illicit photos of the deceased bodies "violated their client's right to privacy and inflicted emotional distress." Chris also lost two important people in his life in the crash, his wife, Sarah, and daughter, Payton. Craig Lavoie, Vanessa's<a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/kobe-bryant-rookie-playoff-game-jersey-sold-for-2-73-million" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> lawyer</a>, told the jury, "We're here because of intentional conduct. Intentional conduct by those who were charged with protecting the dignity of Sarah and Payton, and Kobe and Gianna."Before the jury reached the verdict, Craig highlighted how insensitive the officers and firefighters were after they took the photos. He said, "they were <a target="_blank" href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-08-09/kobe-bryant-crash-photos-vanessa-sheriff-department-lawsuit-trial" rel="noreferrer noopener">flashed from a sheriff's deputy's phone</a> screen to a bartender in Norwalk. They were shown to firefighters and their spouses during an awards gala at a hotel in Universal City in what amounted, one witness said, to a 'party trick.'" He also said the photos were "passed from one deputy to another as the pair played video games."The defense argued there were "legitimate reasons" for first responders to take the photos. One "reason" was to help determine the size of the crash site and decide what resources were needed. A lawyer representing the county, Mira Hashmall, also argued the photos were never published online, and that the victim's families didn't see them.Nonetheless, that wasn't enough to get the jury to be on the side of the defense. Kobe, <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-highlights/vanessa-bryant-remembers-kobe-bryant-w-heartbreaking-message" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gianna,</a> John Altobelli, his wife Keri and daughter Alyssa, Christina Mauser, Sarah Chester and daughter Payton Chester, and Ara Zobayan, tragically lost their lives on <a href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/kobe-gianna-bryant-calabasas-helicopter-crash-altobelli-mauser-chester-zobayan/2511810/?amp=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">January 26, 2020</a>. A 2021 investigation discovered that "<a href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/on-air/tsb-blames-pilot-error-for-helicopter-crash-that-killed-kobe-bryant-8-others" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pilot error</a>" was the most significant reason for the crash. An <a href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/kobe-bryant-helicopter-crash-cause-finalized-ntsb-report/2536402/?amp=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">86-page report</a> found issues like the pilot made a "poor decision" to fly at "excessive airspeed" with poor visibility."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfhHqr6uqzQOur hearts are forever with the family of all the victims.