<p>asketball star LeBron James on Tuesday broke his silence on the demise of Kobe Bryant, writing a heartfelt caption and posting several photos of the late Los Angeles Lakers star.</p>
<p>James wrote a long post on Instagram and started the caption as "I'm not ready but here I go".</p>
<p>"Man I sitting here trying to write something for this post but every time I try I begin crying again just thinking about you, niece Gigi and the friendship/bond/brotherhood we had! I literally just heard your voice Sunday morning before I left Philly to head back to LA," James wrote.</p>
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<p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B72NUtWA0gS/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">I&rsquo;m Not Ready but here I go. Man I sitting here trying to write something for this post but every time I try I begin crying again just thinking about you, niece Gigi and the friendship/bond/brotherhood we had! I literally just heard your voice Sunday morning before I left Philly to head back to LA. Didn&rsquo;t think for one bit in a million years that would be the last conversation we&rsquo;d have. WTF!! I&rsquo;m heartbroken and devastated my brother!! u00f0u009fu0098u00a2u00f0u009fu0098u00a2u00f0u009fu0098u00a2u00f0u009fu0098u00a2u00f0u009fu0092u0094. Man I love you big bro. My heart goes to Vanessa and the kids. I promise you I&rsquo;ll continue your legacy man! You mean so much to us all here especially #LakerNationu00f0u009fu0092u009cu00f0u009fu0092u009b and it&rsquo;s my responsibility to put this shit on my back and keep it going!! Please give me the strength from the heavens above and watch over me! I got US here! There&rsquo;s so much more I want to say but just can&rsquo;t right now because I can&rsquo;t get through it! Until we meet again my brother!! #Mamba4Lifeu00e2u009du00a4u00efu00b8u008fu00f0u009fu0099u008fu00f0u009fu008fu00be #Gigi4Lifeu00e2u009du00a4u00efu00b8u008fu00f0u009fu0099u008fu00f0u009fu008fu00be</a></p>
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<p>"Didn't think for one bit in a million years that would be the last conversation we'd have. WTF!! I'm heartbroken and devastated my brother!! Man, I love you, big bro. My heart goes to Vanessa and the kids. I promise you I'll continue your legacy man! You mean so much to us all here especially #LakerNation and it's my responsibility to put this shit on my back and keep it going," he added.</p>
<p>Bryant, 41, and his 13-year old daughter Gianna Maria Onore Bryant were among the nine people killed when a helicopter they were traveling in crashed amid foggy conditions and burst into flames in the hills above Calabasas, local media reported on Monday.</p>
<p>The basketball legend had won five National Basketball Association (NBA) championships in his 20-year-long career while playing for Los Angeles Lakers.</p>
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Bryant, 41, and his 13-year old daughter Gianna Maria Onore Bryant were among the nine people killed when a helicopter they were traveling in crashed amid foggy conditions

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