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.

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