CALABASAS, CA. (THECOUNT) — Footage has surfaced of a 2011 commercial featuring Kobe Bryant and Kanye West that had Kobe throwing a basketball at a helicopter that Kanye was on, causing it to explode.
West, who made no mention of the commercial spot, sent a tribute to Bryant following the tragic news of a real life helicopter crash that took the life of the basketball star and his teenage daughter:
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“Kobe, We love you brother,” West began his Twitter post on Sunday.
Kobe, We love you brother
We’re praying for your family and appreciate the life you’ve lived and all the inspiration you gave pic.twitter.com/pxbgLOOmpY
— ye (@kanyewest) January 26, 2020
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Kobe Bryant made this commercial with Kanye years before his death in a helicopter crashing
LEGENDS LIVE FOREVER 🏀pic.twitter.com/qjBwO2iFCs
— Duke Of Milan (@jnr_ot) January 27, 2020