Photos and videos show makeshift Kobe Bryant memorials where fans are mourning the basketball legend who was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday

Lakers fans gathered at the LA Live plaza outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where they learned that Bryant had died.

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The Los Angeles Police Department said that fans would not be able to access the area due to the Grammy Awards, which were scheduled to take place in the Staples Center.

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That did not seem to stop mourners from continuing to gather, though.

Screens outside the Staples Center displayed a memorial to Bryant throughout the day following the crash.

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Fans left flowers, basketballs, and sneakers in memory of Bryant.

Others fans brought posters and photos ...

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... And even wreaths.

Many of the mourners wore their Kobe jerseys.

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A lot of fans were left in tears.

There were candles, jerseys, and even music as people mourned.

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Fans also gathered near the crash site ...

... And Bryant's Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, California.

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Outside of Los Angeles, the entire sports world was in mourning. New York City's Madison Square Garden, where the New York Knicks were set to play the Brooklyn Nets, was lit in the Lakers colors in tribute.