The Lakers’ legendary PA announcer, Lawrence Tanter, introduces every Laker in the starting lineup as Kobe Bryant on the Lakers’ first game since his tragic death. Each of the Lakers’ players was wearing a Kobe Bryant jersey. 1/31/2020
Dames performance in this game was something special and I’m sure made Kobe smile.
For those who wonder:
Dame finished with 48 points on 17⁄30 FG (56.7%), 7⁄12 from 3 (58.3%), 7⁄8 FT (87.5%), 9 Rebounds (1 Off. Reb), 10 Assists (1 TOV), 2 Steals, 1 PF, and a +/- of +12 (game high) in 40:16 minutes played.
Dame got 5 triple-doubles in his career (regular-season, zero in the playoffs), he almost had another one that game
Hassan Whiteside also had a monster game - 30 points on 13⁄14 FG (92.9%), 4⁄6 FT (66.7%), 13 Rebounds (3 Off. Rebs), 2 Assists (ZERO turnovers), 2 Steals, 5 Blocks, 1 PF, and a +/- of +8 in 33:45 minutes played.
3 points shy of tying his career-high for points in a single game.
LeBron had 22-8-10-0-1 (5 TOV) on 9⁄22 FG (40.9%), 3⁄8 from 3 (37.5%), 1⁄4 FT
AD had 37-16 (4 Off. Rebs)-6-1-5 and 4 TOV in 38:46 minutes played - 14⁄22 FG (63.6%), 3⁄5 from 3, 6⁄8 FT.
Kyle Kuzma had 17 points on 6⁄12 FG, 0/1 from 3, 5⁄7 FT (71.4%), 15 Rebounds (5 Off. Rebs) and 4 turnovers in 25:06 mintues played, and a +/- of -16 (game worst) - third leading scorer for the Lakers (came off the bench).
Was on a roller that year. Won the bubble mvp
I was up in the top row for that game. He hit 25 threes in a row during warmups, we started counting after he hit about a dozen already, he was locked in that night.
The clip of Austin Rivers thanking God when Dame missed a 37+ footer in the bubble is a great representation of how locked in he was this season.
Kobe was dead so he wasn’t able to smile
Dont be disrespectful please, Im sure he was smiling down there, looking up at his team that he loved so much.
lmao
I’m pretty sure corpses can’t smile.
My goodness. So edgy and clever! Reddit on, fellow redditor!
You seem quite fond of this rapist.
Reddit on, my fellow Redditor!
“and head coach, Kobeeeeee Bryyant!”
I still get dizzy when I think about 2020. That year was unreal.
This was at the end of January. We only had little over a month before ALL the chaos happened.
My dog died a week before kobe. What a shitty time
Prior good years softened the blow. This 2026 stuff is hell
How
How what
How is 2026 bad for you?
Why do the numbers on Kobe’s retired jerseys look nothing like the fonts from any of the Lakers actual playing jerseys? Dd they once upon a time look like that, so now all retired ones have to match those?
This was in 2017, during Kobe’s jersey retirement. The banner jersey numbers looked off. They changed them eventually, this was in 2024 (no Michael Cooper’s 21 yet).
Aah so they updated each one to match a style similar to when each retiree played. Nice. Thanks!
i was on a plane when the news of kobe’s death was announced. as soon as we landed, everybodys phone started going off, was wild.
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So edgy and funny dude. Very original too, bravo
Fair, I just hate rapists and sometimes I get unfunny and unoriginal.
You’re so cool and brave.
😂
I teared up watching this and damn it’s been over six and a half years?
They did the same thing in denver. You can find clips by searching “Kobe Bryant night in Denver”.
Least predictable r/nba thread
19 is legal clowb
don’t worry, I understood what you’re referencing lol
ohhhhhhhhhhhhh
I didn’t :(
Shimmy shimmy baby
Rape isn’t
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Rape apologist is crazy.
Its a meme.
I’m not apologizing at all
proof of rape? A bunch of people on the internet just decided he was guilty.
There are a lot of hills to die on, but maybe not this one bud.
Post Kobe - Pre Covid timeline is such a fascinating window to me.
Woof, this is embarrassing.
Yea like just say their actual names 😂 this part was pointless
Cringe? Grow up.
Yea this whole thing feels weird. I get honoring Kobe but why not a moment of silence and wearing jerseys during warmups. There’s absolutely no reason to announce the lineup like this
Guy who’s 14
Hey! That’s around the same age Kobe likes liked ‘em.
Hey man! That’s really funny! Haha!
Damn bro deleted that quick
You forgot to switch accounts
I’m responding to myself on purpose I want these 14 year olds to know
A lot of 14 year olds on here apparently. Get to class
14 YO, in 3 years Kobe would date them while still in High School.
Kinda cringe and weird looking back on it…
Shut up, it was cringe in the moment.
lol true
I remember this game. AD was balling out. Dame went crazy too.
Sports fans and glazing rapists has to be studied
👍🏾
Yeah let’s give a quick shoutout to colorado
I’m a huge Jamal Murray fan
If Luka was on the team at the time he would have come out with a Montgomery Gentry jersey
Imma take these downvotes and say this was unnecessary.
Grief in the moment and everything.
I remember Dame also went OFF on this game. Both teams felt it. He killed us lmao
All of this for a fucking rapist is insane.
Your teams biggest legend loved him like he’s his son
Tatum loves Kobe more than his own father
Kobe Bryant the rapist?
You can commit surprisingly heinous acts if you are good at throwing a ball through a cylinder.
Yes, that guy
Yes, but you don’t understand, he was very good at basketball.
LAs most beloved rapist
You’re not wrong, but with Hollywood he does have a lot of competition.
I wouldn’t want to be introduced as a rapist.
That was so fucking stupid.
Who’s cutting onions?
As much as I love Kobe, pretty corny
All the hotel rooms in LA were numbered 24 that day