Shaquille O'Neal pays tribute to Kobe Bryant on the fifth anniversary of his passing, sharing emotional memories from their Lakers days.

"R.I.P. Kobe. Let’s bring it back for him and Philly," C.J. Gardner-Johnson said after the Eagles’ victory on Sunday.

Looking back on Kobe and Gianna Bryant's lives and legacies before they were tragically killed in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020 in California.

Although Sunday marked a difficult anniversary, the basketball world has been contemplating Bryant's legacy throughout the past five years. Multiple NBA stars spoke with Yahoo Sports last year about the Black Mamba's impact, ahead of the fourth anniversary of the Lakers star's passing.

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant passed away on January 26, 2020 at the age of 41, in a tragic helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.

Several women’s basketball players, including Dallas Wings' Satou Sabally, reflected on what he meant to their game and how he championed it.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ social media offering on Sunday morning was both delightfully sweet and devastatingly sad. The sweet part of the post on X was a photo of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant with his arm around Gianna,

Kobe and Gigi are survived by Vanessa Bryant and her kids Natalia, 22, Bianka, 8, and Capri, 5, who are all growing up so fast as seen in their holiday ski photos as a family. On Sunday, an outpouring of messages and photos hit social media for Kobe and Gigi including family friends Russell Wilson’s and his wife Ciara’s heartfelt posts.