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Heartfelt Moments From Kobe Bryant’s Memorial at Staples Center
Athletes and entertainers joined the public and the Bryant family to celebrate the life of Kobe Byrant and his daughter Gigi during Monday’s ceremony at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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Two Lakers Players Test Positive for COVID-19
Two Los Angeles Lakers players have tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced on Thursday. Players were given the option of being tested on Wednesday morning, and 14 did. However, the full team has yet to be tested according to multiple reports. The Lakers decided to test their players after it was announced that four Brooklyn Nets players, including Kevin…
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Coronavirus Causes Lakers, Clippers, and Kings to Join Forces to Help Employees
As the coronavirus continues to disrupts sports across the globe, athletes, coaches, and owners have joined together to help those affected by the pandemic. On Saturday, the Los Angeles Lakers, L.A. Clippers, and L.A. Kings, three teams that each call Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles their home, have joined together to provide financial support for the myriad of...
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Celebrity Fans in the Stands: Los Angeles Lakers Edition
The seats at Staples Center have a star-studded history when the Lakers are in action. Check out some of the celebrity fans in the stands, both home and away, who have cheered on the Lakers through the years.
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What Hurts Most About Vanessa’s Speech for Parents and Spouses Isn’t the Extraordinary — It’s the Ordinary
As Vanessa Bryant made her way up to the stage in Staples Center, about to speak for the first time publicly to the world since her soul mate and precious daughter were tragically taken from this world, many in the audience and watching from home were surprised she would have the strength to speak. She and Kobe, after all, had…
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Fans Travel From Around the Country to Pay Tribute to Kobe
Fans and vendors traveled from around the country to pay tribute to Kobe ahead of his memorial service. Kim Tobin reports on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020.
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Memorial for Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash Victims Set for Staples Center
A public memorial for Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven other people killed last month in a helicopter crash in Calabasas is scheduled for Feb. 24 at Staples Center, multiple law enforcement sources familiar with planning of the event tell NBC News.
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Staples Center Removes Public’s Massive Kobe Bryant Memorial
A massive memorial created by the public outside Staples Center after the death of former Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was being dismantled Monday, with an official saying some of the items would go to Bryant’s widow and other family members. The cleanup of flowers, balloons, jerseys, stuffed toys and basketballs began at 4 a.m., Staples Center President Lee Zeidman tweeted....
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Lakers’ Legend Elgin Baylor Reflects on Life and Legacy of Kobe Bryant
On December 18, 2017, Kobe Bryant stood on the floor at Staples Center and watched as both his No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys went into the rafters alongside the pantheon of other Lakers’ legends. As he was handed the microphone to speak, a humble Bryant began by not thanking the Lakers, or those that helped him during his illustrious…
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Memorial Outside Staples Center To Be Removed and Given to Kobe Bryant’s Family
All the items left outside the Staples Center in a tribute to Lakers great Kobe Bryant will be collected and given to his family. In a statement Lee Zeidman from the Lakers said, “The Lakers asked L.A. LIVE and STAPLES Center to collect, catalog and store all of the donated items until further directions are provided by the Bryant...
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Staples Center Memorial Mementos to Be Given to Bryant Family
After the Super Bowl on Sunday, the memorial in honor of Kobe Bryant in front of the Staples Center will be removed and given to his family. Gene Kang reports for Today in LA on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020.
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The Feeling’s Mutual: Kobe Bryant’s Appreciation for His Hispanic Fans
In a crowd of dozens of bowed heads at L.A. Live, a Hispanic man delicately lays out a lesser seen baby blue Lakers jersey among dozens of candles emblazoned with the Virgin of Guadalupe. He touches the jersey with a few fingers for the last time and makes the sign of the cross on a bent knee. At one...
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Fighting Back Tears, Fans Continue to Flock to Kobe Bryant Memorial in Los Angeles
Fans call it The House that Kobe Built, and since Kobe Bryant’s shocking death in a helicopter crash mourners by the thousands have gathered outside the glistening steel-and-glass edifice where the Los Angeles Lakers legend made so much basketball history.
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Fans From All Over Continue to Remember Kobe at Staples
Monitors outside Staples Center continue to project images of Kobe Bryant and his daughter in the wake of their deaths. Fans from around the world have stopped to mourn the Laker they felt they knew, including a couple who had a Lakers themed wedding. Angie Crouch reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2020.
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Grammys 2019 Red Carpet Fashion
The stars came out in full force at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2019. Here’s a look at some of the night’s red carpet fashion.
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Celebrity Fans in the Stands: Los Angeles Clippers Edition
Celebrity fans are part of the show when the new-look LA Clippers take the Staples Center court.
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Lakers Going to San Diego, Las Vegas, San Jose in Preseason
The Los Angeles Lakers announced their 2018-19 preseason schedule on Monday with trips to San Diego, Las Vegas and San Jose on the list.
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Lightning Strikes Shorthanded Lakers as Thunder Roll, 107-100
Paul George scored 37 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled into 2019 with a 107-100 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night at Staples Center.
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Shorthanded Lakers Discuss Loss to Thunder to Open 2019
Los Angeles Lakers players Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Josh Hart, and Tyson Chandler, discuss the team’s 107-100 loss to Paul George, Russell Westbrook, and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019.
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