The Los Angeles Lakers have made it clear that Kobe Bryant still ways heavily on their minds and hearts after arriving in the bubble, as they continued a season in which Bryant and his daughter Gianna’s tragic death has hung over everything. And the Lakers are planning on doing even more to honor Bryant, but they won’t do so until they get to the second round and beat the Portland Trail Blazers, according to Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times.
LeBron James discussed how Bryant is on his mind every day and Anthony Davis said after one of their seeding games that the Lakers want to win the championship to honor Bryant’s memory. According to Turner’s reporting, the jersey will feature a snakeskin print to honor his persona ‘The Black Mamba.’ He also referred to his daughter Gianna, who was with him in the helicopter crash, ‘The Mambacita,’ because of how she played like him.
The Lakers start a journey they hope will end in a championship starting on Tuesday with Game 1 of the first round against the Portland Trail Blazers.
