Jeanie Buss, left, at a basketball game with Kobe Bryant, pictured right holding his daughter Bianka, in 2017.Jeanie Buss, who owns the LA Lakers, posted a heartfelt tribute to Lakers legends Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash.Buss said Bryant told Gianna in the meeting that he wanted to show her an example of a strong female leader in the NBA.
Jeanie Buss posted a message to her Instagram page on Thursday praising the longtime Lakers player, who was killed alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others in a helicopter crash on Sunday. She recounted a 2013 meeting with Bryant and Gianna, not long after Jerry Buss died, which she said helps inspire her as a high-powered woman in the NBA.