Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa shared an emotional Instagram post remembering her husband and their daughter.
The photo shows Bryant's no. 24 Lakers jersey next to his daughter's AAU no. 2 jersey with flowers on the seats in a simple and emotional tribute.Prior to the game, current Lakers superstar LeBron James delivered an emotionalDonning a Bryant jersey, James' speech began by reading off the names of all the passengers that perished in the helicopter crash that killed Bryant and his daughter this past Sunday. He also opted to not read his prepared speech.
"The first thing that comes to mind is all about family," James said."As I look around this arena, we're all grieving. We're all hurt. We're all heartbroken. When we're going through things like this, the best thing you can do is lean on the shoulders of your family. From Sunday morning all the way to this point, I'd heard about Laker Nation before I got here last year about how much of a family it is, and that is absolutely what I've seen this whole week.
"I look at this as a celebration tonight," he said."This is a celebration of the 20 years of the blood, the sweat, the tears, the broken down body, the getting up, the sitting down, the countless hours, the determination to be as great as he could be. Tonight, we celebrate the kid that came here at 18 years of age, retired at 38 and became probably the best dad we've seen over the last three years.
James concluded his speech calling Bryant a brother."I want to continue along with my teammates to continue his legacy, not only for this year, for as long as we can play the game of basketball as long as we can play the game of basketball, because that's what Kobe Bryant would want," James said."In the words of Kobe Bryant, 'Mamba out,' but in the words of us, 'not forgotten.' Live on, brother.
LeBron James pays tribute to Kobe Bryant, the late former Los Angeles Laker after he and 8 others were killed in a helicopter accident on January 26, ahead of the NBA game beween the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trailblazers on January 31. - Trailblazers defeated the Lakers 127-119.
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