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NBA legend Kobe Bryant's final tweet has Cleveland connection

Former NBA star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter were among the nine people killed in a helicopter crash in Southern California on Sunday.

By: Courtney Shaw

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CLEVELAND — NBA legend Kobe Bryant's last tweet has a Cleveland connection.

On Saturday night, LeBron James passed Bryant for third place on the NBA's career scoring list.

Bryant congratulated LeBron for passing him.

Continuing to move the game forward @KingJames. Much respect my brother 💪🏾 #33644
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) January 26, 2020

LeBron and Bryant played each other multiple times through out their careers.

Bryant died tragically Sunday morning in a helicopter crash.