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The late Kobe Bryant will be honored during the Dodgers' Lakers Night on Sept. 1 with special Black Mamba-inspired jerseys featuring No. 8 and No. 24.
He was named All-NBA 15 times, including 11 first-team selections. He was a 12-time All-Defensive Team member, a two-time scoring champion and league MVP in the 2007-08 season. He won two Finals MVPs.
Kobe Bryant Day (also called Mamba Day [a]) is a day that is celebrated on August 24 in Los Angeles and Orange County [2] commemorating the life of basketball player Kobe Bryant. [3] The date was chosen as the holiday because of Bryant's numbers on his jerseys (8 and 24), [ 4 ] as well as it being the day after his birthday, August 23. [ 5 ]
Bryant’s signature was also recreated on the statue. It now reads just, “Kobe,” instead of “Kobe 24,” as he’s wearing his No. 8 Lakers jersey in the statue.
The National Basketball Association All-Star Game is the annual all-star game hosted every February by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and showcases 24 of the league's star players. Since 2022, it was held on the third Sunday of February, the same day that the Daytona 500 was held, and one week after the Super Bowl .
At age 19, Kobe Bryant was the youngest All-Star selected when he made his All-Star Game debut in 1998, as well as the only player under 20 years old to be selected. Three players have been named NBA All-Stars after turning 40 years old: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dirk Nowitzki , and LeBron James.
The Los Angeles Dodgers honored Kobe Bryant’s memory at a recent game — and his daughter played an important role. Bianka, 7, threw the first pitch at Dodgers Stadium on Sunday, August 25, to ...
Jackson talked about the time Bryant and several Lakers appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" following their seven-game 2010 NBA Finals win over the Boston Celtics . Read more: Complete coverage: Kobe ...