LONG BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) – Manny Sandoval, who got to the Los Angeles Lakers as a team attendant in 1996, the same year as Kobe Bryant, stated the death in a helicopter crash of the basketball legend and good friend “resembled a punch in the stomach”.
FILE PHOTO: Apr 10, 2016; Houston, TX, U.S.A.; Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant (24) warms up prior to the video game in between the Rockets and the Lakers at the Toyota Center. Bryant plays in the last road game and 2nd to last video game of his NBA profession. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
” I wept and (was) simply considering what the hell’s taking place. A lot of years that I invested with an individual you understand, on a game-to-game basis,” Sandoval told Reuter