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The Lakers and Blazers somehow had to play a basketball game after a wrenching pregame ceremony honoring Bryant and the other eight victims of the helicopter crash.
Ahead of tonight's Lakers game, the first since Kobe Bryant's death, Staples Center was decked out to honor Mamba and his daughter.
The crowd outside of Staples Center continued to grow Friday evening ahead of the Lakers' first game since the death of Kobe Bryant.
Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony – a good friend of Kobe – said in an Instagram post that Bryant had planned on attending Friday's game.
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"We are devastated and have been forever changed by the sudden loss of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna," the statement read.
Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka says losing Kobe Bryant has been "an amputation of part of my soul".
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"Kobe, I don't know how to express what you mean to me, my family and the Los Angeles Lakers."
Honoring Kobe Bryant, multiple players have requested NBA permission to change their numbers from No. 8 in a de facto retirement of his former number.
Kings captain Anze Kopitar and his teammates all chose to wear Bryant's jersey as they arrived at Staples Center.
Vanessa Bryant changed her Instagram photo Wednesday to a picture of husband Kobe Bryant in a loving embrace with their daughter Gianna.
The Los Angeles Lakers were back on the hardwood Wednesday for the first time since the fatal helicopter crash.
