Ellen DeGeneres broke down in tears during an emotional monologue about Kobe Bryant

The Ellen DeGeneres Show/NBC Universal

• Ellen DeGeneres shared an emotional tribute to Kobe Bryant on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" that aired Monday.

• This was DeGeneres' birthday show, and she said that "you never know how many birthdays you have" and that "life is short."

• DeGeneres encouraged people to celebrate life following the news of Bryant's death in a helicopter crash.

• DeGeneres urged viewers to "call your friends, hug them, kiss, tell them you love them."

• Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Sunday morning. He had been traveling with eight other people in his private helicopter at the time, all of whom died, including his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna "Gigi" Bryant.

• Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.

• Read more:

• Jimmy Kimmel shared highlights from the 15 appearances Kobe Bryant made on his show

• Kobe Bryant told Jimmy Kimmel in a now-heartbreaking 2018 interview that his daughter Gianna would carry on his legacy

• This timeline shows everything we know — and what we don't — about the fatal helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and 7 others

Read the original article on Insider