Kobe Bryant Tributes: ‘Superman Shouldn’t Die’

New York Knicks forward Marcus Morris summed up how the world feels when he spoke about Kobe Bryant on Sunday.

Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, were killed in a tragic helicopter crash in California on Sunday morning.

The NBA legend’s passing has left its mark not just on the NBA, on the U.S, on sport, but the global community. Since, tributes have flowed in from all corners of society.

Later that night, the Brooklyn Nets lost 110 – 97 to the New York Knicks at an emotional Madison Square Garden.

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“Superman isn’t supposed to die,” Morris said. 

“And to us, he felt like Superman.

“Honestly, I don’t think we should’ve played,” he said. Kyrie Irving didn’t.

Irving, who was famously close to Kobe Bryant, was so upset upon hearing the news, he immediately left the arena.

Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson gave a tearful pregame statement. Postgame, he said he and his players were still affected.

“It was an emotional locker room. It was a quiet locker room. No one spoke for three hours before we tipped off,” Atkinson said.

“Sometimes, there are no words.”

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“As an organization, we’re devastated. Our players are devastated. We have a player who was very close to Kobe,” Atkinson said.

LeBron James, by coincidence, paid tribute to Bryant the day before. He was speaking about his idol after he passed him for third on the NBA all-time scoring list.

“I’m just happy to be in any conversation with Kobe Bryant, one of the all-time greats to ever play,” James said.

“I remember one thing he said was that if you want to try and be great at it, and want to be one of the greats, you’ve got to put the work in.”