NBA Teams Honor Kobe Bryant to Start Their Games
- 4 years ago
NBA Teams Honor Kobe Bryant
to Start Their Games NBA games were played
in the aftermath of Kobe Bryant's death on Sunday, but not without every team paying tribute to the Lakers legend. The games that tipped off
following the tragedy all
began with a moment of silence. Teams across the league all voluntarily
took 24-second violations, an homage to Bryant's No. 24 jersey worn from 2007-2016. The Suns intentionally took an 8-second
backcourt violation to honor Bryant's
No. 8 jersey worn at the start of his career. Several players wore sneakers from Bryant's
shoe line and wrote messages on them in tribute. The entire Pelicans roster wore Kobe Bryant
sneakers for the national anthem. Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were
two of nine people who died in Sunday's
helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.
to Start Their Games NBA games were played
in the aftermath of Kobe Bryant's death on Sunday, but not without every team paying tribute to the Lakers legend. The games that tipped off
following the tragedy all
began with a moment of silence. Teams across the league all voluntarily
took 24-second violations, an homage to Bryant's No. 24 jersey worn from 2007-2016. The Suns intentionally took an 8-second
backcourt violation to honor Bryant's
No. 8 jersey worn at the start of his career. Several players wore sneakers from Bryant's
shoe line and wrote messages on them in tribute. The entire Pelicans roster wore Kobe Bryant
sneakers for the national anthem. Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were
two of nine people who died in Sunday's
helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.