championships, with the lakers. winning award as the best sixth man in the league. a beloved teammate. but also a guy who had addictions and problems and suspensions for drugs and dui. and just one thing after another. and here it looks like it's cascaded into the worst possible situation. >> and a trick amount of loss. you talk about the fact that he lost his mother at 12. he lost the grandmother who raised him. a cousin. his baby son to sudden infant death syndrome. this is a guy. you see the tweets pouring in from the nba. kobe bryant rushing to his side at the hospital. this is a common thread, this is a guy that was liked within the group of players and teammate. he was beloved. >> and many americans got to see him on the television show and feel the same way about him. >> that's where we come to. this crazy collision of nba fame and reality tv.