People around the country have reached out to Colorado State forward Emmanuel Omogbo, including a GoFundMe page that has nearly reached $100,000, after Omogbo’s parents and his two-year old twin niece and nephew were tragically killed in a house fire two weeks ago.
One of the people that reached out was Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, who sent Omogbo a video telling him what you tell anyone in that situation: stay strong, keep your head up and keep inspiring. Omogbo posted the video to his twitter page:
Shout out to @kobebryant for reaching out and I appreciate it🐍💯🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/iTYxlKphxI
— Ball Culture (@longmoney_e) January 31, 2016
Last week, when Omogbo returned to the Colorado State lineup for the first time since the fire, he received a prolonged standing ovation from the Moby Arena crowd.