<p>Kobe Bryant's NBA contemporaries and other people from around the game of basketball took to Twitter to react to the sudden death of the former Lakers superstar on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020.</p>

Kobe Bryant's NBA contemporaries and other people from around the game of basketball took to Twitter to react to the sudden death of the former Lakers superstar on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020.

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Kevin Durant passed Wilt Chamberlain for seventh on the NBA's career scoring list when he made a 3-pointer for the Houston Rockets in the third quarter of their 111-105 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.

Kevin Durant passes Wilt Chamberlain for 7th on the NBA's career scoring list

Giannis Antetokounmpo blocked a shot by LeBron James and stole the ball from him on consecutive possessions in the final minute, and the Milwaukee Bucks blew a fourth-quarter lead before rallying for a 105-101 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Giannis stops LeBron twice in the final minute as the Bucks rally to beat the Lakers 105-101

Toumani Camara scored 25 points and the Portland Trail Blazers extended their winning streak to a season-best five games with a 111-105 victory over the Houston Rockets.

Trail Blazers beat Rockets 111-105 to extend winning streak to 5

Stephen Curry had 27 points and a season-high 10 assists for his second double-double this season, and the Golden State Warriors beat the skidding Sacramento Kings 137-103.

Stephen Curry has 27 points and season-best 10 assists as Warriors beat Kings 137-103

Dyson Daniels had a triple-double as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Denver Nuggets 110-87.

Dyson Daniels has a triple-double and Hawks use big fourth quarter to beat Nuggets 110-87

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Incredibly, they were given one last chance to tie when OG Anunoby was fouled on a three-point attempt in the final seconds with the Knicks down four, but he missed the three and the first two free throws.

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