Dearica Hamby still smiles at the memory of Kobe Bryant sitting courtside at WNBA games. She had met him years ago. He came to see her old team, the Las Vegas Aces, play all the time. “I think one of the first things he told me was that I could play defense,

In the five years since Kobe Bryant and eight others died in a helicopter crash, the Hall of Fame hoopster's legend has only grown.

While Kobe Bryant and Giannad are no longer with us, his family, friends, and millions of fans continue to honor their memory on the anniversary of their passing.