‘Not forgotten’ – grieving Lakers honour Bryant | Malay Mail

LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers speaks during the pregame ceremony to honour Kobe Bryant before the game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center on January 31, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. — AFP pic

In the darkened arena, a purple-tinged spotlight picked out the two jerseys bearing Bryant’s numbers of 8 and 24 hanging in the rafters. Then it was James’s turn, his voice solemn as he recited the names of all nine killed when the helicopter went down in the rugged hills of Calabasas in suburban Los Angeles: Gianna’s basketball teammates Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Chester, Alyssa’s parents John and Keri Altobelli, Payton’s mother Sarah Chester, basketball coach Christina Mauser, pilot Ara Zobayan and, finally, Kobe and Gianna Bryant.

James said the time for a Bryant memorial would come, but said he considered this night “a celebration” of Bryant’s 20-year career — all spent with the Lakers — and of the life he was making since he retired in 2016. “The fact that I’m here now means so much to me,” James added. “I’m going to continue with my teammates to continue his legacy not only for this year but as long as we can continue to play the game of basketball that we love, because that’s what Kobe Bryant would want.

“He’s been really a tower of strength for all of us,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said of James. “We’re following his lead.”

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