ESPN's Elle Duncan pays tribute to Kobe Bryant - "The only small source of comfort for me, is knowing that he died doing what he loved the most - being a dad. Being a girl dad."

Bill Simmons tells a story about the time Kobe randomly contacts him because of an article he had wrote about leadership during the '12-'13 season.

Wojnarowski As expected the Pacers are picking up the third-year option on guard Chris Duarte who averaged 13 points as a rookie sources tell ESPN Duarte was the 13th pick in the 2021 Draft

NBA Player Fines Get Distributed to G-League Team to Increase Salaries

Kobe Bryant turns around to fan/heckler and says "watch this". Nails a big one immediately afterward.