Bet you didn’t have Jim Nantz closing the AFC Championship broadcast with a Kobe Bryant reference on your Bingo card. Nantz and Tony Romo were on the call as Patrick Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs beat Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills,

Although Sunday marked a difficult anniversary, the basketball world has been contemplating Bryant's legacy throughout the past five years. Multiple NBA stars spoke with Yahoo Sports last year about the Black Mamba's impact, ahead of the fourth anniversary of the Lakers star's passing.

Bryant spent his entire 20-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers, where he won five championships and earned 11 first-team All-NBA inclusions. He was also an 18-time NBA All-Star, two-time Finals MVP and ranks fourth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list ( 33,643 ).