Across the NBA on Sunday, teams honored Kobe Bryant by letting the 24-second shot clock run out. A day later, baseball's most famous No. 24 honored the Lakers legend who has his No. 24 hanging in the rafters at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The Giants put out a statement from Willie Mays on Monday afternoon in which the Hall-of-Famer said Bryant's passing Sunday "hit me hard" and wrote, "What a gift to have known him, even just a little."

Statement from Hall of Famer Willie Mays, regarding the passing of Kobe Bryant. pic.twitter.com/THSEURozol — SFGiants (@SFGiants) January 27, 2020

The 41-year-old Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others were killed Sunday morning in a helicopter crash in Calabasas.

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As the sports world mourned Sunday, several current and former Giants sent out tributes to Bryant, including Brandon Crawford, Barry Bonds and Kevin Pillar, who grew up rooting for the Lakers.

Growing up in the Bay Area, I learned from an early age to not like anything “LA.” It was always hard for me to dislike Kobe though. You had to respect his game, commitment, and desire to succeed. Then I met… https://t.co/tSv189xhCe — Brandon Crawford (@bcraw35) January 27, 2020

RIP to my friend Kobe Bryant. I’m truly devastated by the news of his passing and the passing of his young daughter Gianna. A true legend in the game of basketball and an inspiration to the world. My thoughts & prayers go out to his family during this heartbreaking time💔💔😢😢 pic.twitter.com/ZLSqnvu1mu — Barry L Bonds (@BarryBonds) January 26, 2020

Speechless, angry, sad, confused..@kobebryant was my idol growing up in LA. What he was beginning to accomplish outside of sports was something I was hoping to get the chance to meet and talk to him about one day..can’t believe my idol is gone! Named my daughter after you! 😭😭🙏🏽 — Kevin Pillar (@KPILLAR4) January 26, 2020

Bryant was survived by his parents, wife Vanessa and their daughters Natalia, Bianka and Capri.