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Sixers To Pay Tribute To Kobe Bryant At Tonight's Game

The team recently announced plans to pay tribute to the late Kobe Bryant before the Sixers-Warriors game on Tuesday night.

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A woman is emotional at the scene of a small memorial left in remembrance to Kobe Bryant at the entrance of the Bryant Gymnasium at Lower Merion High School, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in Wynnewood, Pa.
A woman is emotional at the scene of a small memorial left in remembrance to Kobe Bryant at the entrance of the Bryant Gymnasium at Lower Merion High School, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in Wynnewood, Pa. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

From CBS Philadelphia:

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The Sixers are planning to honor Kobe Bryant as they prepare to take the court for the first time since the tragic death of the hometown star. Sixers General Manager Elton Brand announced plans to pay tribute to the late Kobe Bryant before the Sixers-Warriors game on Tuesday night.

“We lost someone that’s special to us and to this area and the league,” Brand said. “We’ll try to commemorate him tomorrow [Tuesday] and hopefully show how much this area loved him.”

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On top of Kobe being a native son of the Philadelphia area, his father Joe Bryant played for the Sixers for four years in the 70’s.

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