Victor Cruz Remembers Kobe Bryant Taking ”Care” of Fellow Athletes on Pop of the Morning
Like so many others who loved and looked up to Kobe Bryant, Pop of the Morning's Victor Cruz was shaken by news of the NBA icon's sudden death over the weekend.
"It was tough for me," says the Potm co-host (who built his own athletic career with the NFL) in this clip from Monday's episode, describing Bryant as "someone I respect immensely and someone that just has transcended the game of basketball for me." Echoing the outpouring of recognition paid not only to Bryant's basketball talents but his kindhearted character and family-oriented values, Cruz goes on to explain why the longtime Los Angeles Lakers star was such an important figure to him.
"Kobe Bryant was it for me, like, my...
