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The ceremony itself was held on Thursday due to the numerical significance of the day -- 2/8/24. Kobe wore numbers 8 and 24, while Gianna wore number 2 as a young basketball player.
The date of the unveiling — 2/8/24 — incorporates the No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys Bryant wore with the Lakers and the No. 2 that his daughter Gianna wore on her youth basketball team.
Kobe Bryant Day will include the unveiling of a mural in downtown L.A. and a special light show at Santa Monica Pier. 'Mamba Day': Los Angeles celebrates Kobe Bryant on 8/24 with new mural, light show
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 ]
The crash claimed the lives of all nine people on board, including Kobe and Gianna. [6] The statue serves as a poignant reminder of their legacy and the bond they shared. The date of the unveiling, 8/2/24, holds numerological significance as it represents Kobe's two NBA numbers (8 and 24) and Gigi's number 2, which she wore on the basketball ...
As professional boxing has four major sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) each with their own champions, the sport doesn't have a centralized ranking system.The rankings published by these organizations share the trait of not ranking the other organizations' champions, as each one of the sanctioning bodies expects their champion to frequently defend their title against their top-ranked ...
Inoue vs Tapales LIVE: Round seven. 11:36, Alex Pattle. Stiff, clean jab by Tapales! Inoue gets the Filipino off him with two brutal hooks to the cheeks, though – one on each side.
A public memorial service was held on February 24 (2/24, marking both Kobe's and Gianna's jersey numbers) at Staples Center (later Crypto.com Arena) with Jimmy Kimmel hosting. Speakers at the service included Vanessa, Jordan, and O'Neal, along with Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi and Geno Auriemma , Taurasi's coach at Connecticut , where ...