As several N.B.A. And not just in L.A., but across the country. Kobe and I had been together since I was 17 and a half years old. Beyoncé Knowles kicked off the memorial to Kobe and Gianna Bryant with rousing renditions of her song “XO” off her self-titled album released in 2013, and “Halo,” which was on her 2008 solo album, “I Am… Sasha Fierce.” Behind her, the choir and the band, which included several stringed instruments, were all dressed in white — while Knowles wore gold, the same color as the Los Angeles Lakers. I felt I had to be here with Kobe fans. Jimmy Kimmel, the comedian and late night host, tearfully took the stage after Beyoncé Knowles to host the memorial. The small crowd watched the memorial on a big screen. Michael Jordan had the one-liner of the day. During Kobe Bryant’s first year playing basketball at age 11, he scored zero points. He was terrible. You’re fully committed to the end result.
Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Kobe Bryant, eulogized her husband and her daughter Gianna in her first speech since they were killed in a helicopter crash. We have the same emotions.”, Ruiz, who drove 28 minutes to gather with her family and other fans, added: “I wanted to be part of this experience to come to closure for Kobe, his daughter and the other victims, and to show respect, love and support.”. “Don’t forget: Work hard and help the people you love,” Jimmy Kimmel, the comedian who presided over the service, said after it ended. The number 20, as Vanessa Bryant noted in an Instagram post this month, was also significant: She and Kobe Bryant were a couple for 20 years, just as he was a member of the Lakers for 20 seasons. “Being here means so much to us,” Dulay said. But the best thing I was able to come up with is this: Gratitude,” Kimmel said. It takes faith in your future self. If you keep that same refractory period going on for years, it’s called a personality trait. In the Catholic Church, which the Bryant family is part of, at Mass we share the sign of peace. An array of N.B.A. Also attending were Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, Alex Rodriguez, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and Michael Phelps. Ook zijn vader Joe "Jellybean" Bryant heeft een NBA-verleden. There is symbolism in the timing of the memorial service. If you keep that refractory period going for weeks and months, you’ve developed a temperament. The two were so close that Pelinka was named godfather to Gianna. luminaries were spotted in the Staples Center crowd as the talk show host Jimmy Kimmel gave the first speech in honor of the victims.
Natalie Flores of Santa Ana arrived at 8:30 and sat in the front row with her mother, Rose Ponce. I always wanted to be better, wanted more. Erica Buenrosto, 28, a manager at Taco Bell, scored two tickets for the memorial, and put $448 on her credit card to buy them. Therefore, day after day, they continue to reconstruct the emotions of the experience. They both wore purple scarves that said “RIP Kobe,” which they purchased outside Staples Center a day earlier. The scene at Staples Center is much more somber than usual. star and his daughter died in a helicopter crash. “I tried hard to get tickets but I wasn’t chosen,” said Richter. “Everyone wanted to talk about the comparisons between him and I,” Jordan said. “I’m going to have to look at another crying meme,” Jordan told a laughing crowd at Staples Center, delivering the one-liner of the day. The two-hour memorial included performances from Beyoncé Knowles and Alicia Keys, and funny heartfelt moments from Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal. This is a moment to hug or shake hands with the people around you, and it occurred to me that that is something that only seems to happen at church and at sporting events, when perfect strangers who love the same team are suddenly hugging and high-fiving and celebrating together. His dad looked him in the eyes and said, “I don’t care if you scored 60 points or 0 points.