Tom Izzo Broke the Kobe Bryant News To Cassius Winston on Live Television

By Stephen Douglas | Jan 26 2020

Tom Izzo and Cassius Winston

Michigan State beat Minnesota, 70-52, on Sunday afternoon. During the game, news broke about the death of Kobe Bryant. Immediately following the game, Tom Izzo shared the news with star point guard Cassius Winston.

Here's the exact moment @cassiuswinston was told Kobe Bryant had died.

"Kobe? Bryant?"

He was in disbelief.

The impact he had on players in this game, cannot be understated. #KobeBryant #kobecrash #Kobe pic.twitter.com/xtJWATge3e
— Justin Rose (@JRoseWXYZ) January 26, 2020

The shock and disbelief as Winston asks, "Kobe? Bryant?" is probably the same way that most people reacted to the news. Winston would have grown up watching Byrant.