When the NBA decided to honor Kobe Bryant’s memory in the All-Star game Feb. 16 in Chicago, part of its plan was to have one team’s players wear No. The league asked the Lakers’ LeBron James, who was voted an All-Star team captain along with the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, which number he would like his squad to wear, and he picked No. A few feet away was a decal that had been installed Friday afternoon on the corner of one of the Lakers’ practice courts — a filled-in black circle with “KB” written inside. Advertisement“Today was the start of a new week,” James said. During the last week, the Lakers experienced something together that no one outside their locker room could understand.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 03, 2020 23:03 UTC