February 4 2020 //The NBA will honor Kobe and Giana Bryant during the all star game by having all players from one team wear kobe's number 24 and the other Giana's number 2. Lebron chose to wear number 2, with a one word explanation as to why he picked it, "zhuri" referring to his 5 year old daughter. (source: https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2020-02-03/lebron-james-wearing-gianna-bryant-number-nba-all-star-game-daughter) // espn reported that the friday night laker game agains the portland trailblazers was the second most watched nba game in espn history, only behind the first time that kobe and shaq faced yao ming and the rockers on january 2003 (https://ktla.com/2020/02/03/kobe-bryant-tribute-game-is-2nd-most-watched-nba-game-in-espn-history/) // The lakers will play tonight against the spurs at 7pm in the staples center. // The lakers are still number 1 in the west with 37wins and 11 losses while the spurs are 10th in the west and half a game behind the trail blazers for 9th place in the western conference. // #mambamentality // Kobe came in to the league as a hungry 17 year old who wanted to become the best basketball player on the court. In his polarizing pursuit to achieve this goal he didn't tolerate anyone who would not take the game and work ethic as serious as he did. As he got older he transitioned his personality and took on a big brother role to pass down knowledge and mentor younger athletes such as Lebron James and Kyrie Irving. The mamba mentality will live on through all of his fans. (source: https://popculture.com/sports/2020/02/03/kobe-bryant-nba-players-reflect-on-lakers-star/) // The Daily Laker is brought to you by BrownLabmedia.com
