Arike Ogunbowale won’t forget Kobe Bryant’s ‘Ellen’ surprise, nor his advocacy

Now barely two years later the questions she's asked about Bryant are in remembrance days after the world shook in disbelief at losing a legend who showed up for not only Ogunbowale but women's basketball in general. The Los Angeles Lakers star who once called her "the champ" on national television is gone, but his memories live on for young athletes everywhere, like Ogunbowale. Ogunbowale, 22, laughed when asked her favorite Bryant memory.