Number 44 paid tribute to 24 on Saturday.

Speaking at the NBA All-Star Weekend Newsmaker Brunch, former President Barack Obama said the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant is “something that I know many are still grappling with.”

In a 45-second video posted by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer to his Instagram story, Obama notes part of that struggle is because Bryant “was with his daughter and those families and those children. And those of us who have had the joy and privilege of being parents, and taking our kids to ball games, and then rooting for our children, and then seeing our dreams and hopes passed on to them … nothing is more heartbreaking.”

The former POTUS also offered condolences on behalf of he and former first lady Michelle Obama to the “NBA family,” the Bryants and the loved ones of former NBA Commissioner David Stern, who died New Year’s Day.

Bryant, 41, perished in a helicopter crash with daughter Gianna, 13, and seven others Jan. 26.

The All-Star weekend is taking place in Chicago.