For Walton, who played 8½ seasons with …

For Walton, who played 8½ seasons with Bryant in L.A., winning two championships — and whose father, Bill Walton, played three seasons with Bryant’s father, Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, with the San Diego Clippers — Bryant’s death was deeply personal. Walton said he spent the past week tucking his 5-year-old son, Lawson, into bed by showing him highlight clips of his old teammate on the basketball court. “We pull up Kobe Bryant [videos],” he said. “Ten minutes of the top 10 plays here or top 100 here off of YouTube. We’ve had some fun doing that.”