Was LeBron James at Kobe Bryant's funeral? As part of his ongoing feud with the Lakers star, ESPN's Stephen A. Smith accused James of not attending Bryant's funeral in 2020.

Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash in Southern California on Jan. 26, 2020.

A statue of Kobe and Gianna together in front of Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles was unveiled in August of 2024. It was the second of three Kobe Bryant-related statues placed outside of the venue.