Kevin Durant the eighth player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points in the Phoenix Suns' 119-112 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday.

The NBA announced after his death that the All-Star Game MVP award, which he won four times, would be renamed in his honor. Relive Kobe Bryant's historic NBA career, as described by the Lakers icon.

"Kobe: The Making of a Legend" is a three-part CNN docuseries that launches Saturday, a day before the fifth anniversary of the NBA legend's death.

Social media was filled with photographs, memories and stories of Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant as people looked back at his life and career.

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