The personal Kobe anecdotes have been wonderful, and the stories that Jerry West shared blew me away. They had such a great togetherness.

However, Charles is just so insensitive to me regarding this, or maybe I’m just reading into it too much. But I didn’t like his comments regarding the games have to go on because it’s not going to get better, and that is what would make him feel better. This is going to take time to heal, so there is no time limit.

However, I noticed Shaq didn’t speak much because he is truly broken up. This was before the game. But after the game, they all seem a little bit more cheerful, which is good to see.