The overflow of tributes that have come in since Kobe Bryant’s death on Sunday have shown how revered the Los Angeles Lakers legend was among the NBA community, sports fans in general, and people throughout the world. A story shared by Mike Tirico about a gesture from Gordon Hayward in Kobe Bryant’s final game also shows just how much the NBA community respected Bryant and looks out for each other.
Tirico, who called Kobe’s farewell game against the Utah Jazz on April 13, 2016, recounted a great story on Ryen Russillo’s podcast about how Hayward worked to ensure Kobe would get the best shot at scoring 60 points in his last game.
