Kobe remembered during memorial.  Blog King, Mass Appeal LOS ANGELES — A capacity crowd of 20,000 mourners filled the Staples Center on Monday to pay their respects to Kobe Bryant during a public memorial fit for a monarch. Kobe, 41, lost his life in a fiery helicopter crash a few weeks ago. His 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were ...

Shaq took Kobe’s death very hard.  Blog King, Mass Appeal LOS ANGELES — During Tuesday night’s TNT panegyric to Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal broke down in tears on live television. Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter — Gianna — and 7 others lost their lives in a fiery helicopter crash on Sunday in Calabasas, California. If you recall, Shaq and Kobe won ...