James Edwards III: FINAL: #Cavs 115, #Pistons 100. Detroit drops to 17-31 on the season.
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Chris Fedor: If everything goes right, the way #Cavs want in pregame warmups, rookie Kevin Porter Jr. will return to the lineup and play tonight in Detroit, a source tells @clevelanddotcom
Larry Nance Jr. has a signed Kobe Bryant jersey. It hangs framed and centered in the basement of his home in the Cleveland area. That jersey is an item along with photos, videos and the memories that Nance holds close. “He was just such a huge part of my story as a basketball player, as a person,” he said.
Nance’s NBA career had just begun in Los Angeles as Bryant’s came to a close in 2015-16. The juxtaposition between their stages of life created a space for learning. Nance had much to learn as a rookie in the NBA. Bryant never stopped learning, subsequently teaching the impressionable rookies and young players. “Just watching him you could see his passion for the game. Forget the game, his passion for just wanting to learn,” Nance said. “We had guys come in the locker room and speaking different languages, Marcelo Huertas speaking Brazilian and Portuguese and all this stuff, and Kobe would do his best to pick up on that. And just his thirst for knowledge was just really impressive.”
The Cavs progressed on to the NBA Finals that season. After a difficult Game 1 that the Cavs lost, Nance headed back to the locker room and checked his phone. He had a text from Bryant. “Seeing a text from Kobe Bryant, ‘Stick with it, just one game. You got this.’ I mean, come on,” Nance said. “He didn’t have to do that. I’m sure whatever made him think of me is just what I’m so thankful for, those moments that … I just played the biggest game of my life and my career and lost it. And coming back to the locker room and seeing that text was like, ‘It’s all good, I’ll be fine. Next game, can’t wait.’”
Tyler Cook: Im sick right now man. Kobe really made feel like I could do anything. That I could control how great I want my life to be. Completely heart broken. Praying for his family and the family of the others involved❤️
Cedi Osman: No words. Rest in peace #KobeBryant pic.twitter.com/PXO6EMm9JL
