They only printed 20,000 copies of the program for today’s Kobe & Gigi memorial for those in attendance at Staples Center so here’s a thread of what it looks like for those unable to attend.
At her request, Vanessa Bryant will be given some items left by the thousands of fans that came to honor Kobe, Gianna and seven others who died in the helicopter crash
Here's what's trending on Twitter in Los Angeles. Spoiler alert: it's all about the Lakers potentially trading for Anthony Davis (again). Also trending:
@BTS_twt
Jared Dudley on the Clippers-Lakers rivalry: “It’s huge. It’s a good rivalry. It’s a little fun. It’s not like a serious rivalry. It’s not like they they have any banners hanging up. Trust me, I would know, I played for them.”
How much did Michael Jordan love Kobe Bryant? He had someone make Kobe's jersey out of flowers at his birthday party. (🎥by
@arashmarkazi
)
#TheLastDance
WWE superstar
@WWERomanReigns
is a big Lakers fan and he found out about Kobe Bryant’s death before Sunday’s Royal Rumble from
@TripleH
. He flew home immediately after the event and when he got home he went to his daughter’s room. She was sleeping but he just held her and cried.
@WallySkalij
@latimesphotos
Kobe the coach led with compassion and composure. He was no longer the fierce, unforgiving player.
Read
@Jack_A_Harris
' story on the final game of Kobe Bryant as coach of Team Mamba, which took place one day before the tragic helicopter crash:
New heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz earlier this week:
“Each Mexican has his own dream, and I’ve come to believe as long as we focus, you can accomplish anything you want. So maybe by winning I can change some minds.”
Shohei Ohtani
Naomi Osaka
Hideki Matsuyama
Naoya Inoue
Yuzuru Hanyu
Rui Hachimura
Japan is at the dawn of a golden age in sports,
@dylanohernandez
writes.
Rachel Buehler Van Hollebeke won two Olympic gold medals and played in a World Cup final as a member of the U.S. women's national soccer team.
Now she's on the frontlines in the battle against COVID-19 as a doctor in residence in Chula Vista.
SoFi Stadium, the new 70,000-seat home of the Rams and Chargers is 85% complete and on schedule to open in late July. At an estimated cost of $5 billion, it ranks as the priciest venue in NFL history.
@LATimesWharton
toured the facility:
Williams said her gesture while walking off was merely her way of saying thanks to the crowd. It seemed like she might have been saying goodbye, too.
“I don’t know. If I ever say farewell, I wouldn’t tell anyone,” she said.
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Lakers fan Lawrence Totimeh has hooked up his portable speaker to play old Kobe Bryant interviews here at LA Live. One of the few background noise at this somber scene
Members of Team Mamba, the girls’ basketball team Kobe Bryant coached, sat courtside before Friday's pregame ceremony at Staples Center honoring the Lakers legend and those who lost their lives in the helicopter crash.
The final game of Kobe the coach:
The Mookie trade.
The Astros cheating scandal.
A pandemic.
A shutdown.
Joe Kelly's pouting face.
Expanded playoffs.
Three straight elimination games.
A positive coronavirus test.
A World Series championship.
Looking back at
@Dodgers
2020 season
Supporters for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong were outside Staples Center before the season-opening game between the Clippers and the Lakers on Tuesday to hand out pro-Hong Kong T-shirts to fans
Looking at the
@Dodgers
history of well-executed Pride Nights and support for LGBTQ organizations and causes, there has been something conspicuously missing: a meaningful connection to Glenn Burke and the team’s place in gay history,
@trublu24
writes.
Erik Braverman and Jonathan Cottrell are getting married at Dodger Stadium.
The vows will be exchanged on the pitcher’s mound.
It's a reminder of how the Dodgers have changed since the Guggenheim group purchased the team in 2012,
@BillPlaschke
writes.
ICYMI from
@BillPlaschke
"I’m the first person I know who has had the coronavirus.
"I would occasionally hear acquaintances wonder if it was truly that awful.
"I can now offer indisputable confirmation. Yes, it really sucks."
Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman
@LaurentDTardif
plans to be a doctor after he retires from the NFL. He already has the degree.
Story by
@LATimesfarmer
:
UCLA softball outfielder Stevie Wisz opened up about her heart condition on social media. Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen reached out. Tonight, she threw the first pitch at Dodger Stadium. Jansen was behind the plate to catch it.
Dodger Stadium is getting a $100-million renovation that will provide a new center field plaza. It will include:
⚾️ food establishments
⚾️ a beer garden 🍻
⚾️ two sports bars
⚾️ a children's play area
⚾️ a space for live pregame and postgame music
Here's what's trending on Twitter in Los Angeles. Spoiler alert: it's all about the Lakers potentially trading for Anthony Davis (again). Also trending:
@BTS_twt
Barack Obama reflects on the last time he saw Kobe and Vanessa Bryant in Los Angeles. They had discussed teaming up together to work on the Obama Foundation.
She ran track for a private school in Los Angeles, but her personal best in the 800 meters wasn’t nearly fast enough to earn a place on a high-level college team.
But she had an advantage: Her parents were potential donors to UCLA.
Kawhi Leonard on winning the first-ever Kobe Bryant MVP Award: “Words can’t explain how happy I am to put that trophy in our trophy room and see Kobe’s name on there.”
Nothing seemed amiss with Dodgers scout Jairo Castillo last month at a showcase in Tijuana.
But less than two weeks later, on Dec. 6, Castillo died of complications from COVID-19.
He was 31.
Get to know how Bobby Wagner, the
@RamsNFL
's new leader on defense:
🏈 Negotiated his deal with the
#Rams
🏈 Teaches young people about financial literacy and innovation
🏈 Stays connected to his Ontario high school
Kevin Garnett talks about Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol and Yao Ming adjusting to the physicality of the NBA and how
@mcuban
changed the way owners treated players.
Christen Press has never played professional soccer at home.
That will change next spring when Press makes her debut for Angel City FC, which made the Los Angeles native and two-time World Cup champion the first signing in team history.
On the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is calling out MLB for cutting back opportunities for Black players.
“When you’re talking about African American ballplayers, we need to do better.”
Mexican striker Chicharito Hernández gave his first official interview as a member of the
@LAGalaxy
to columnist
@dylanohernandez
. Here's what he had to say.
Shohei Ohtani's an AL MVP finalist (with Aaron Judge and Yordan Alvarez).
Cases could be made for Ohtani & Judge.
Here’s the difference: What Judge did this year has been done before.
What Ohtani did has not been done before, not even by Babe Ruth.
Serena Williams’ departure after her loss to Naomi Osaka had an air of wistful finality to it. Hand over her heart, her emotions brimming, Williams disappeared from view with the realization her days of domination are over,
@helenenothelen
writes