Nicholson shared a heartfelt tribute to the Lakers legend in an interview with CBS Los Angeles.
“My reaction is the same as almost all of L.A.,” said the actor.
“Where we think everything’s solid, there’s a big hole in the wall.
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I was used to seeing and talking to Kobe that it kills you.
It’s just a terrible event.”
The Academy Award-winning actor also recalled the first time he met Bryant.
“He looked at me like I was crazy.”
“I sat right behind his jump shot on the left hand side,” he recalled.
Nicholson wasn’t the only celebrity paying tribute to the sports star.
“I remember the totality of how great a player he was,” said Nicholson.
“We’ll think of him all the time and we’ll miss him.”
