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IN PHOTOS: Sea of Kobe jerseys as Lakers play first game after crash

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<p><br/>MANILA - Los Angeles&#x27; Staples Center, &quot;the house that Kobe built,&quot; was a sea of #8 and #24 jerseys Saturday as the Los Angeles Lakers played their first game since NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and 7 others perished in a helicopter crash last Sunday.</p><p>In a pre-game ceremony, players, fans and personalities paid tribute to Bryant, whose legacy has been cemented in the team&#x27;s franchise history. </p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/02/01/slide-1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/02/01/slide-2.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/02/01/slide-4.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/02/01/slide-3.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/02/01/slide-5.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/02/01/slide-6.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/02/01/slide-7.jpg"/></div></div><div class="slider-desc"><div class="item-desc">Roses and the jerseys of Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant (24) and his daughter Gianna (2) are draped on the seats they sat in during the last game they attended together on Dec. 29, 2019 at Staples Center. <cite> Jayne Kamin-Oncea, USA Today via Reuters</cite><div> </div></div><div class="item-desc">Fans hold signs for Kobe Bryant before the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center. <cite>Jayne Kamin-Oncea, USA Today via Reuters</cite><div> </div></div><div class="item-desc">Usher sings &#x27;Amazing Grace&#x27; during a memorial tribute to Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant before the Lakers play the Portland Trailblazers at Staples Center. Bryant died in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020. <cite> Robert Hanashiro, USA Today via Reuters</cite><div> </div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers blocks the shot by Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers during the game on January 31, 2020 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. <cite>Andrew B. Bernstein, Getty Images via Agence France-Presse</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers, points at the two retired jerseys in the rafters to honor Kobe Bryant before the game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center on January 31, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. <cite>Harry How, Getty Images via Agence France-Presse</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James reacts during the national anthem after a pre game tribute to Kobe Bryant before playing the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center. <cite>Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY Sports via Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Fans at Tom&#x27;s Watch Bar react to a tribute to retired basketball star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, who were killed in a helicopter crash, as they watch a televised Los Angeles Lakers home game in Los Angeles, California. <cite> Patrick T. Fallon, Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>An image of Kobe Bryant appears on screens at Tom’s Watch Bar as fans watch a televised Los Angeles Lakers home game, as the team paid tribute to Bryant after a helicopter crash killed the retired basketball star and his daughter Gianna. January 31, 2020. <cite> Patrick T. Fallon, Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Anthony Davis and LeBron James wear number 8 and number 24, to honor Kobe Bryant before the game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center on January 31, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. <cite>Harry How, Getty Images via Agence France-Presse</cite></p></div></div></div><div><strong>-- With reports from Agence France-Presse and Reuters</strong></div>

<p>Los Angeles’ Staples Center was a sea of #8 and #24 jerseys Saturday as the Los Angeles Lakers played their first game after late NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and 7 others perished in a helicopter crash last January 26</p>

Los Angeles’ Staples Center was a sea of #8 and #24 jerseys Saturday as the Los Angeles Lakers played their first game after late NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and 7 others perished in a helicopter crash last January 26