The Kings may not have ever technically counted Kobe Bryant as one of their own, but Wednesday night they honored him like one. Prior to the puck drop, former Kings broadcaster Bob Miller emceed a minutes-long tribute to Bryant and the other victims of Sunday’s accident. And on a night in which players around the NHL and NBA changed their numbers in honor of Bryant, Kings defensemen Drew Doughty (No. Kings left wing Alex Iafallo wears a sticker on his helmet honoring Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi before a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday at Staples Center. All the Kings players wore the stickers on their helmets.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 30, 2020 07:07 UTC