The 2/24 date carries special significance as it coincides with Bryant's jersey number '24' and Gianna's '2' jersey number.
Michael Jordan speaks during The Celebration of Life for Kobe & Gianna Bryant at Staples Center on February 24, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.LOS ANGELES - A tearful Michael Jordan on Monday remembered his"little brother" Kobe Bryant at a star-filled memorial in Los Angeles for the basketball great and his daughter Gianna, who died with seven others in a helicopter crash last month.
The 2/24 date carries special significance as it coincides with Bryant's jersey number --"24" -- and Gianna's"2" jersey number. "Make no mistake," O'Neal said."Folks thought we were on bad terms, when the cameras were turned off, he and I would throw a wink at each other." "God knew they couldn't be on this earth without each other," Bryant said in her first public remarks since the January 26 crash."He had to bring them home together."
A visibly shaken Jimmy Kimmel, who officiated at the ceremony, said he saw Kobe and Gianna's faces and jersey numbers everywhere in Los Angeles and beyond. Many of the fans lucky enough to nab one of the much sought-after 20,000 tickets for the memorial wore the gold and purple colors of the Lakers as they headed for the two-and-a-half hour ceremony being held amid tight security.
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