![]() “Everybody was about to leave when the pastor says, everyone hold up, Kobe Bryant’s helicopter just crashed.” Altobelli, a longtime Orange Coast College baseball coach, and his wife, Keri, 46, and their daughter Alyssa also died in the helicopter crash. Pelinka had told the memorial crowd that he was in church when Bryant texted him about helping John Altobelli’s daughter get an internship while he was in the helicopter moments before it crashed. ![]() Levester said Rob Pelinka, general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers, captured Levester’s attention with Pelinka’s speech because it spoke to his own experience. Ly said it was obvious how much Bryant meant to Jordan and everyone else.Īnother attendee, Scott Levester of Long Beach, said he worked a youth basketball camp with Bryant in 2018 and knew the Lakers legend’s passion first-hand for the youth game. Michael Jordan was crying and I never knew how much he loved Kobe.” “For me the Michael Jordan tears and words were incredible. “You had to be here to experience it,” Ly said as he left his seat. John Ly, 35, of Arcadia, said he idolized Kobe Bryant from a young age and was especially moved by Michael Jordan’s speech. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)Īfter Kobe and Gianna Bryant’s public memorial in Staples Center, fans who attended the ceremony described the experience as something they’d always remember. ![]() Mourning fans wait for the Staples Center doors to open for Bryant’s memorial. ![]()
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