Kobe Bryant’s family honors him during the Bobblehead evening of his dodgers

The city of Los Angeles continues to honor the memory of Kobe Bryant.

Friday, August 8, the legend at the end of the NBA was celebrated with its own Bobblehead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The date of celebration, 8/8, pays tribute to the jersey number he wore for the first half of his career.

Before the Dodgers match against the Blue Jays of Toronto, Vanessa and their daughters – Natalia, 22, Bianka, 8, Capri, 6, were spotted commemorating the legacy of the basketball star.

The young girls were able to participate in pre-match activities, Bianka throwing the first launch at Freddie Freeman. Meanwhile, Capri took the microphone for the traditional pre-match announcement and told the crowd: “It’s time for Dodgers Baseball!”

The celebration of Kobe’s Bobblehead comes from weeks after the Dodgers unveiled the Kobe Bobblehead of the special edition. The design includes Kobe wearing his n ° 24 Lakers jersey and the Nike Kobe 6 protro Dodgers while holding a baseball bat.

The exclusive Bobblehead is only available at Dodgers Stadium. The fans had to attend the match on Friday August 8, and the first 40,000 ticket fans that crossed the doors received a free Bobblehead.

The recent celebration gift follows the continuous Dodgers tradition to pay tribute to the late athlete.

During the Night of Lakers 2023, fans received a Dodgers jersey in black snake skin, in reference to the famous nickname Kobe, “Black Mamba”. The jersey included Bryant No. 8 on the front and n ° 24 at the rear. The jerseys were again available in 2024.

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In addition, this is not the first time that the Bryant family has honored Kobe’s memory with the crowd. On Sunday August 25, 2024, Vanessa and Bianka launched the first throw to launch the MLB team’s match against the Rays of Tampa Bay.

Bianka could be seen ending, then throw an impressive ground on the Dodgers Stadium plate to be caught by the right defender Mookie Betts, in a video shared on X by an account of Los Angeles Lakers fans.

The tributes to Kobe intervened five years after the death of him and his 13 -year -old daughter, Gianna in a helicopter accident.

In the years that followed, Los Angeles paid tribute to the pair, including a wall in downtown Los Angeles which represents Kobe in his Lakers uniform by kissing his daughter Gigi, who holds a basketball. There are a total of 26 Kobe murals in the County of Los Angeles, according to Secret Los Angeles.

There are also three Kobe Bryant statues in Crypto.com Arena, including a 19 -foot marble statue, as well as a bronze statue entitled “Girl Dad” by Kobe and Gigi.