LeBron James is still in awe of Vanessa Bryant. The 35-year-old basketball star praised Kobe Bryant’s widow amid rumors that he didn’t attend the late athlete’s public memorial.
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Beyoncé on Monday took the stage at Staples Center to perform a touching tribute to Kobe Bryant. The late NBA legend — who played with the L.A. Lakers at the downtown Los Angeles arena for years — was honored with a star-studded memorial nearly a month after he and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were killed in a Calabasas helicopter crash. Beyoncé, introduced as a close friend of the Bryant family, opened the "Celebration of Life" with a performance of her 2013 hit "XO," accompanied by a
LeBron James is still in awe of Vanessa Bryant. The 35-year-old basketball star praised Kobe Bryant’s widow amid rumors that he didn’t attend the late athlete’s public memorial.
Kobe Bryant's former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Shaquille O'Neal on Monday took the stage at Staples Center to pay tribute to the late NBA legend during an emotional memorial service. "Like all of you, I continue to be devastated over the loss of my friend, my little brother, Kobe Bryant, and my beautiful niece Gigi," O'Neal said, adding that "all of us were forever changed" after the Jan.
Gone but certainly not forgotten. Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant were honored during a public memorial service after passing away in a tragic helicopter wreck last month.
Stars packed Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday (Feb. 24) to fill the massive void left by one of the greatest players to ever grace its court, Kobe Bryant, at a public memorial for him and his daughter Gianna following their untimely deaths in a helicopter crash along with seven other passengers Jan. 26.
Fans paid tribute to Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant with a celebration of life service on Monday. Attendees arrived at the Los Angeles Staples Center—often referred to as "the house that Kobe built"—in their Lakers team attire and were given booklets featuring photos of the Bryant family. The date of the public memorial—2/24/20—held significance for the Bryant family. Two and 24 represented the numbers that appeared on Gianna's and Kobe's basketball jerseys, respectively.
Fans around the world tuned in to see Monday's "A Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant," the moving and star-studded tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna.
Shaquille O'Neal will never forget his special teammate. During Monday's celebration of life for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant, many speakers from the basketball community were able to share their fond memories of the Los Angeles Lakers player.
Alicia Keys is celebrating the life of Kobe Bryant through her musical talents. During Monday morning's celebration of life ceremony for the Los Angeles Lakers basketball player and his daughter Gianna Bryant, Alicia performed a special song, described as one of Kobe and wife Vanessa Bryant's "favorite numbers," inside the Staples Center.
Nearly one month after Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant and seven others were killed in a horrific helicopter crash, the Staples Center held a special public memorial to remember the victims on Feb. 24.
Thousands of people attended the Kobe Bryant memorial service at the Staples Center on Feb. 24, including a number of celebrities.
Alicia Keys' tribute to Kobe Bryant during the "Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant" service was beautiful.
Shaquille O'Neal is remembering his former teammate, Kobe Bryant.
Fans and loved ones gathered at the Los Angeles Staples Center on Monday to honor the late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant with a celebration of life service. The date—February 24, 2020—was truly significant.