Jamal Crawford couldn't stop crying when he heard that Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant had passed away.

Bryant and Crawford had a pretty close relationship. In fact, Crawford said that the Lakers icon “had such a giving heart” in an interview with Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson.

“Kobe was just out-of-this-world good. He was out-of-this-world competitive. He was brilliant and he had such a giving heart. It wasn’t to the point where me and him talked every single day or anything like that, we did text and it was always respectful and always helpful. I’m just glad that people saw that part. He was always giving and that was him,” Jamal Crawford said about the Lakers great.

“Like when he came to my Pro-Am, I asked him when are you leaving and people were trying to shoo him off and rush him off and he said, ‘I’m going to watch Jamal play.' He had his plane, he brought his family with him. He could’ve had any reason or any excuse to leave, but he didn’t. He came. And that’s some of the things that people don’t see. His inspiration will last forever, like literally past lifetimes.”

Everyone already knows how ruthless, competitive and elite Kobe Bryant was on the basketball court for the Lakers. You don't win five titles and become one of the best players in NBA history by being a nice guy who is just content with being in the top basketball league in the world.

However, the Lakers great was one of the nicest guys off the floor. Players loved hearing Kobe just talk about basketball since his knowledge of the game was so deep and he loved teaching others about the sport.

Lakers fans are still getting over Kobe's tragic death. During this NBA hiatus, you can bet that a lot of NBA fans are watching Kobe highlights on YouTube.