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In a night when Eilish, the youngest artist to win Album and Record of the year, might have otherwise been the whole story, the Recording Academy could not quite put its recent scandals behind it.

The retired Los Angeles Lakers star died at age 41 in a plane crash on Sunday. Former teammates, peers and other sports legends expressed their grief and shock on social media.

The NBA star who played for the Los Angeles Lakers for 20 seasons was killed Sunday in Southern California, along with eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter.