Kobe!” on Friday night as cellist Ben Hong accompanied a self-narrated video tribute to Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant with an instrumental “Hallelujah.”Bryant’s own words then filled the arena. The length of the silence represented Bryant’s Lakers uniform number, 24, and Gigi's youth basketball number, 2. Usher sang "Amazing Grace," Boyz II Men performed the national anthem and every Lakers starter was introduced as Kobe Bryant. Outside the arena, legions of fans who didn’t have tickets to the game -- the Lakers' first since the tragedy -- watched the tribute on TV screens. “Everybody that’s here this is really truly, truly a family, and I know Kobe and Gianna and Vanessa and everybody thanks you guys from the bottom of their heart as Kobe said," James told the crowd.

Source: Fox News February 01, 2020 09:34 UTC