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Fans Worldwide Mourn Basketball Superstar Kobe Bryant

Los Angeles Laker fans Alex Fultz, from left, Eddy Rivas and Rene Alfaro mourn retired NBA star Kobe Bryant outside of the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Jan. 26, 2020.

People gather at a memorial for Kobe Bryant near Staples Center, Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles.

A Kobe Bryant fan brings flowers as other admirers grieve at a small memorial at the entrance of the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Jan. 26, 2020.

Former NBA star Kobe Bryant attends an NCAA women's college basketball game between Long Beach State and Oregon, Dec. 14, in Long Beach, Calif.

A makeshift memorial honoring former NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant appears outside of Staples center prior to the start of the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Laker fans Alex Fultz, from left, Eddy Rivas and Rene Alfaro mourn retired NBA star Kobe Bryant outside of the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Jan. 26, 2020.

People gather outside Staples Center after the death of Laker legend Kobe Bryant, Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles.

Fans of Kobe Bryant mourn at a memorial to him in front of Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers, after word of the Lakers star's death in a helicopter crash, in downtown Los Angeles, Jan. 26, 2020.

A man holds a sign memorializing Kobe Bryant at the LALive area across from Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers, after word of the Lakers star's death in a helicopter crash in downtown Los Angeles, Jan. 26, 2020.

A memorial near Staples Center after the death of Laker legend Kobe Bryant, Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles.

Bryan Stange, right, stands with his family holding a sign near the scene of a helicopter crash that killed former NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant in Calabasas, Calif., Jan. 26, 2020.

A boy places flowers on a wall with an image and signature of former NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant at the 'House of Kobe' basketball court in Valenzuela, north of Manila, Philippines on Jan. 27, 2020.

A sidewalk shrine has grown as fans of Kobe Bryant mourn in front of his image at at the LALive area across from Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers, after word of the Lakers star's death in a helicopter crash, in downtiown Los Angeles.