The day that Kobe Bryant died will always be etched in our lives. This will be a major ‘Where were you when this happened’ sort of thing. We will remember the words said about Bryant from a variety of people. And the only person, we haven’t heard from on Kobe is one of his biggest fans, Giannis Antetokounmpo. Does he owe it to us? Absolutely fucking not. Am I thinking about him this morning? Yes, yes I am. He deleted social media yesterday which broke my heart. Not due him deciding to disconnect, rather, I’m sure he could not see all the things about Kobe anymore. I don’t blame him.

Bunch of people die everyday, just be thankful you wasn't one of them and God keeps giving you another day to make something out of yourself💕
R.I.P Kobe Bryant he will always be in our hearts and would leave a great impact on this young generation💜💛💜💛 pic.twitter.com/kfe4JihIsy

— Y̶u̶n̶g̶g̶☣️ (@KillaGiannis) January 27, 2020

I’ve read multiple articles and just started openly crying. I cannot imagine what it’s like for Giannis. I’m not going to try to put it into words because it will be gibberish. We all handle death differently. And Antetokounmpo breaking away from social media is how he’s deciding to do it. He has to be heartbroken. Kobe and Giannis formed a relationship over the past couple of years. Giannis loved and admired what Bryant did on the basketball court. And how he led a team.

When they worked out together in 2018, Giannis showed up three hours early. Antetokounmpo took out a notepad and started writing down everything that Kobe told him about the game. Giannis works out with absolutely no one from the game. Nor does he seek out advice from coaches/players that aren’t with the Bucks organization. Kobe was that exception for Antetokounmpo. This has to be so hard on him.

I hope Giannis can find peace though and look through that notepad of all the lessons that Kobe taught him through the past few years. My thoughts are with him.

Charlie.