Women's Basketball Players Reflect on Kobe Bryant's Impact on Their Game Five Years After His Death Dearica Hamby still smiles at the memory of Kobe Bryant sitting courtside at WNBA games.

The mural that Jonas Never created during Kobe Bryant's last NBA season, a few blocks from what was then known as Staples Center in Los Angeles, pictured on Jan. 19, 2025. (JOYCE KIM/The New York ...

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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.

(AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker, File) 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 ...

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.