Spike Lee arrived to the Oscars in Los Angeles with a heavy heart on Sunday as he paid tribute to his friend, Kobe Bryant, by wearing a custom suit that honored the former NBA great.
Bryant and eight other people, including his daughter Gianna, died two weeks ago in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles.
Bryant won an Oscar for the Best Animated Short Film in 2018 for his film “Dear Basketball.”
Lee is a big basketball fan who has long been seen sitting courtside at Knicks games at Madison Square Garden.
His special purple suit on Sunday had the No. 24 on the front and back and he also wore a pair of Nike Kobe 9 Elite “Strategy” shoes.
Well done, Spike Lee.
