Los Angeles Lakers great Jerry West remembered the special bond that Kobe Bryant shared with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, before their tragic deaths. Wednesday marks the two-year anniversary of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe, Gianna and seven others in Calabasas, Calif. “I just saw this enormous love and respect for this little girl,” West told The New York Times. “She was kind of the apple of his eye.” West, a 14-time All-Star who spent his entire playing career with the Lakers, was the team’s executive vice president of basketball operations when Los Angeles traded for Bry…
