Tinashe – Hopscotch (Kobe Bryant LA Version)

If you listened to Tinashe‘s album Song For You, you’re very familiar with her record “Hopscotch” but today, the singer has released the song with a twist. On the album version, Tinashe has a line that says “L.A. like I’m Bronny,” but on the original version, she pays tribute to Kobe Bryant by switching the lyrics to ““L.A. like I’m Kobe.”

While the sports world and beyond continues mourning for the Black Mamba, there are still tributes happening and NBA players changing their numbers to honor him.

Life is wayyyy too short and unpredictable, tell people you love them. This is so crazy

— TINASHE (@Tinashe) January 26, 2020

Lakers guard Quinn Cook is changing his number from No. 2 to No. 28 to honor Gianna Bryant, combining Gigi's No. 2 and Kobe's No. 8, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 29, 2020

Sources: Multiple NBA players have begun informally retiring Kobe Bryant’s jersey number(s) as a tribute — with Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie among them, changing from No. 8 to No. 26.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 28, 2020

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Damn Bro!! 😥 I hate when I have so much to say, but I can’t put any of it into words. The times I have the most to say are the times that I can’t talk. I’m screaming inside but I can’t be heard. YOU don’t know how hard it is to try to pretend to smile when I have these clouds of emotions. YOU just called me and told me you were coming to the game Friday and that you were proud of me and “regardless of anything, stay true to myself and STAYME7O” We were just laughing about how hard YOU was working GiGi and her teammates and I told YOU they need a day off 😂😢 This pain is almost unbearable Champ! Why you bro? Why GiGi? Why leave Vanessa with this Sadness and Pain. WHY? This will never make sense to me. I know I’m not suppose to question GODs Will. I know GOD doesn’t make mistakes. It just seems like It always rains the hardest on those who deserve the sun. There are moments in life when there’s simply NO words to describe the pain within. This is one of them. YOU will continue to be Loved. YOU will be missed. YOU will forever be remembered. YOUR legacy will live on FOREVER. OUR FRIENDSHIP will never be forgotten. I know YOU will be near, Even if I don’t see YOU. PEACE KING!!! “There Are No Goodbyes. Where Ever You’ll be, You’ll be in Our Hearts” All Praise Due #STAYME7O

A post shared by Carmelo Anthony (@carmeloanthony) on Jan 28, 2020 at 4:41pm PST

From @ChrisBHaynes:

More information on Kobe Bryant's pilot, Ara Zobayan, and the friendship between Kobe and Kawhi Leonard. pic.twitter.com/N8LGbUqTlF

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) January 29, 2020

Kawhi called Kobe’s pilot, Ara Zobayan, a “good dude” and used him to fly to and from games. He also discussed if this gives him any pause to keep using helicopters. pic.twitter.com/ao82V555h8

— Andrew Greif (@AndrewGreif) January 29, 2020

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