Kobe Bryant helped Knicks’ Wayne Ellington cope with dad’s murder

Posted Feb 23, 2020
Wayne Ellington was too emotional to discuss Kobe Bryant’s death the first few weeks after his former Lakers teammate died alongside his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash Jan. 26. After time to mourn and reflect, the veteran Knicks guard smiled while recounting stories about Bryant on Saturday. "Kobe meant a lot to me," Ellington said. (New York Post)

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