l.a. you see there in those pictures. just a day earlier. he passed bryant on the nba's all-time career scoring list. he spoke about that achievement before the news of bryant's death. >> i'm here in a lakers uniform in philadelphia where he's from, where the first time i ever met him, gave me his shoes. it's surreal. it doesn't make no sense. i'm happy to be in any conversation with kobe bean bryant, one of the all-time greatest basketball players ever played, all time lakers. the man has two jerseys hanging up in staples center. it's just crazy. >> great words. we are also hearing from nba greats like kareem abdul-jabbar. he had this message about kobe. >> kobe, my thoughts are with you, absolutely. rest in peace, young man. this loss is, it's just hard to