Kobe Bryant death draws emotional response from Hornets players and coaches

This past Sunday, the NBA lost one of its greatest icons when the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others, including Bryant's oldest daughter Gianna, crashed in a remote area of Calabasas, California.

Monday afternoon, Charlotte Hornets players Marvin Williams, Nic Batum and Myles Bridges as well as assistant coach Jay Triano responded to reporters about what Bryant meant to the game of basketball, their experiences with him as well as Bryant's impact on the rest of society. "He was a hero to all of us, Williams said.

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