Havana, (RHC) - The Cuban High Jump World Record holder, Javier Sotomayor talked about his sadness for the death of the legendary NBA player Kobe Bryant, who passed away this Sunday in a helicopter accident.

“My deepest condolences to the Bryant family, to the NBA family, to all his followers (that we are many). Those are losses that move, hurt and make people extremely sad. Rest in peace. We cry for you, but we will continue to remember you LEGEND, ”Sotomayor posted on his Facebook account.

Other Cuban athletes such as Dayron Robles and Robertlandy Simon also posted on their social networks after knowing the unfortunate fact. "I wish this news were never true !!" Robles wrote on Facebook. "Legends never die," said volleyball player Robertlandy Simon.

Cuban athletes joined the mourn of millions of sports fans around the world who have been dismayed by the tragic news.

Kobe Bryant died at the age of 41 in Los Angeles, along with the eight people who were traveling with him, including his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Maria-Onore. They were traveling by helicopter to the Mamba sports academy, which is located in the city of Thousand Oaks.

Kobe retired from the courts in 2016 with a historic match, when he wrote down everything he wanted in his farewell, as if to remind us despite his veterany, that we were privileged to be able to coincide in time with one of the greatest geniuses in the history of Basketball.