The NBA has postponed the Los Angeles Lakers ' next game against the Clippers on Tuesday night after the deaths of retired superstar Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others in a helicopter crash on Sunday afternoon in Calabasas, California.

The league said in a statement Monday that it made the decision "out of respect for the Lakers."

Discussions among the NBA, Lakers and Clippers played out over the past several hours -- ultimately with no objection from the Clippers to honor the Lakers' request of postponing Tuesday's game in the aftermath of Bryant's passing, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Bryant's helicopter crashed Sunday, and the Lakers learned about it while flying home from an East Coast road trip. LeBron James and several other players appeared to be visibly affected by the news when they got off the plane.

The Lakers organization hasn't made a public statement about Bryant's death, choosing to mourn in private. The 16-time NBA champion franchise made grief counselors available to employees Monday after the loss of Bryant, who spent his entire 20-year NBA career with the Lakers.

Dwight Howard is the only current Lakers player who played with Bryant, but the players all knew him. Bryant attended a handful of Lakers games with Gianna in recent years.

The NBA said the game between the Los Angeles rivals will be rescheduled later.

The next game on the Lakers' schedule is Friday night at home against Portland.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.