Tens of thousands of Kobe Bryant fans flooded the grounds around Staples Center ...
LOS ANGELES - Tens of thousands of Kobe Bryant fans flooded the grounds around Staples Center on Friday ahead of his former team’s first game since his death in a helicopter crash earlier this week that stunned basketball fans in the city and worldwide.
“Kobe Bryant meant a lot to me. I’ve been watching him for 20 years since he came into the league and I just love him,” said Lakers fan Karina Mendoza.“It’s a sad and a beautiful day. You can see all the people here and all the Lakers fans. We’re like family. Love you Kobe, love you Gigi and all the families.”
“My kids grew up with Kobe and Kobe meant so much to all three of my children. So I sort of experienced all that along with my kids.Los Angeles native Andres Valle said people gained inspiration from the famously driven Bryant, who played 20 seasons with the Lakers, 18 of them as an all-star, while winning five championships.
Following Bryant’s death, the National Basketball Association canceled a game scheduled for Staples Center on Tuesday between the Lakers and the Los Angles Clippers, citing the need to give the team time to grieve. Earlier on Friday James posted a photo of a new tattoo depicting a snake and the words “Mamba 4 Life,” a reference to Bryant’s Black Mamba nickname.Practice on Thursday began with some flag football on an outside field near the Lakers’ practice facility in what Vogel called “therapeutic” Southern California sunshine.
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