Celebration of Life for Kobe Bryant was what we needed to start healing

You’ll always remember how you heard it, whose text or phone call alerted you, what show you were watching when it was interrupted by the breaking news, or where you were when the alert popped up on your phone.If you watched the ceremony (which is available in its entirety on the FOX Sports YouTube channel), you’ll always remember where you were, too, when Vanessa Bryant spoke with devastating sweetness of her daughter and husband, and the void in her world that they have left.Vanessa Bryant remembers her daughter, Gigi pic.twitter.com/zQt5y7pZAj— The Association on FOX (@TheAssociation) February 24, 2020But for even the most ardent of Bryant idolizers, and for everyone else except the close friends and families of the victims, things will change a little. We can believe it now, though we don’t want to.💜💛 @Beyonce pays tribute to Kobe and Gigi Bryant with a couple of his favorite songs pic.twitter.com/HIfTfWmtlS— The Association on FOX (@TheAssociation) February 24, 2020Bryant’s loss has provided many lessons. There won’t be any mocking memes this time.Watch Michael Jordan's full speech at Kobe Bryant's memorial servicehttps://t.co/2JZaiZ2Zcc— The Association on FOX (@TheAssociation) February 24, 2020Thousands watched and cried and laughed in the heart of Los Angeles.