Vanderbilt's Stackhouse Shares Thoughts on Kobe Bryant

The tragic death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven other people in a helicopter crash Sunday near Los Angeles have left the basketball world shaken.

The tragic death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others have had a far-reaching impact on people around the world. 

It has also had an impact on the Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team where head coach Jerry Stackhouse competed on the courts against the Laker great many times during their NBA careers. 

Freshman point guard Scottie Pippen Jr., whose father is an NBA Hall of Fame member also played against Bryant late in his career when Bryant first entered the league as an 18-year-old straight out of high school. 

Stackhouse shared his thoughts on Bryant and the tragedy on Tuesday morning shortly before he and his team departed for Lexington and their Wednesday night matchup against the Kentucky Wildcats.  

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