NBA names All- Star MVP in honour of Bryant Los Angeles: NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced that the All- Star Game MVP award will now be called the Kobe Bryant Award as players lined up to pay tribute to the late NBA icon on Saturday.
u201c Kobe Bryant is synonymous with NBA all- star and embodies the spirit of this global celebration of our game,u201d Silver said.
u201c He always relished the opportunity to compete with the best of the best and perform at the highest level for millions of fans around the world.u201d Bryant and his daughter, Gigi, were buried in a private funeral service in California last week after they were among nine people who perished in a helicopter crash on January 26.
The uniforms for Sundayu2019s all- star game in Chicago will also honour Bryant and his daughter, 13, with LeBron Jamesu2019 team wearing the No.
for the basketball- playing Gigi and Giannis Antetokounmpou2019s team wearing No. 24 in a tribute to Bryant.
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