Kobe Bryant's former team the Los Angeles Lakers will make an emotional ret...
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant’s former team the Los Angeles Lakers will make an emotional return to the court on Friday for the first time since his death earlier this week in a helicopter crash that shook basketball fans in the city and worldwide.
Although the details of an expected tribute to Bryant at Friday’s game at Staples Center have yet to be made public, Lakers coach Frank Vogel said at a Wednesday practice that the heartbroken team wanted to honor one of their greatest-ever players. Vogel said the tragedy was bringing the Western Conference-leading Lakers, an already tight-knit group, even closer together and credited team leaders LeBron James and Anthony Davis with helping the players manage their emotions.
It was not clear if surviving members of Bryant’s family would attend Friday’s game. His widow, Vanessa, posted a photo of herself with her late husband and four daughters on Instagram on Wednesday, her first public comment since his death.
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