LeBron James Spotted Wearing Kobe Bryant Tribute Bracelet at Return to Lakers Practice Monday
By Michael Luciano
Even a week after the tragic deaths of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others in a helicopter crash, the tributes from across the sporting world are still flowing in. LeBron James, who led an emotional memorial to Bryant's life and legacy during the team's game on Friday, was seen at Lakers practice wearing a bracelet sporting Bryant's jersey numbers, No. 8 and No. 24.
The bracelet LeBron wore to Lakers practice Monday. pic.twitter.com/NNCGfxLVK8
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) February 3, 2020
LeBron will provide further tribute to Kobe in the 2020 NBA All-Star game in Chicago. While everyone on Team Giannis will wear No. 24 in honor of the number Bryant wore for his last 10 years in the league, LeBron's team will wear No. 2, the same number Gianna wore.
LeBron claims to have requested the No. 2 jerseys because it made him think about how he is parenting his five year old daughter Zhuri.
LeBron is a #GirlDad ❤️
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 3, 2020
(via @mcten) pic.twitter.com/qwbMVEtgFg
The tributes to Kobe aren't going to stop any time soon, and expect LeBron to continue to pay homage to the late Laker legend.