Kobe Bryant was in a good mood when the Lakers gathered in El Segundo for their 2009 media day.
And for a good reason. The Lakers had just won their 15th NBA title a few months earlier and were favored to win n ° 16 at the end of the coming season (Spoiler Alert: they did it).
The article in the Times covering this pre-season kick-off event described Bryant as “radiant” while he posed for photos and filmed various promotional videos, including one intended to be used at the Dodger stadium.
At one point, Bryant stood with a baseball battle to make a swing. To another, he placed a finger of oversized blue foam on his hand. Throughout the process, the reigning final MVP carried its complete Lakers uniform.
“Let’s go from dodgers!” he said in the camera.
On Thursday, the Dodgers unveiled a Bubblehead Bryant which seems to have been inspired by this day almost 16 years ago. The legend at the end of the Lakers carries his basketball uniform, holding a bat and being held in the position of a striker.
And he radiates.
The Dodgers will give the Bobblehead to the first 40,000 ticket fans when they play Toronto Blue Jays on August 8 at Dodger Stadium.
Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among the nine people who died in a helicopter accident on January 26, 2020 in Calabasas. During a pre-match ceremony in honor of Bryant on the day of his birthday (August 23), each player and coach of the Dodgers took the line of fault with a Gold Lakers jersey with n ° 8 or n ° 24, the two numbers he wore during his career at the fame of fame.
The team also honored Bryant by giving fans of the special dodgers jerseys designed in their honor during a match each in 2023 and 2024.
