圖/截自推特
經多多日休戰與團體療傷，湖人在Kobe遇難後首次參加NBA正規比賽，賽前有不少致敬環節，每位進場球迷都有一件Kobe的雙面T恤，球員們也都穿上Kobe的球衣熱身致敬。
Every Laker is announced as Kobe Bryantpic.twitter.com/4LZOt3wTQw
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) February 1, 2020
湖人主場以大提琴伴奏播放Kobe Bryant的致敬影片：
The Lakers' tribute to Kobe Bryant pic.twitter.com/jI0wwlSqhk
— ESPN (@espn) February 1, 2020
致敬期間LeBron James也止不住淚水：
LeBron is going to leave it all out there for Kobe tonightpic.twitter.com/ixEP3M3vbo
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) February 1, 2020
致敬影片播畢後由球隊一哥LeBron James到場中央致詞，原本LeBron手上拿著講稿，但隨後LeBron就將講稿丟到一旁表示：「湖人迷們，如果我還看著稿唸我就是在背叛你們，我要說出我的心裡話。」
LeBron: "Laker Nation, man, I would be selling y'all short if I read off this s***, so I'mma go straight from the heart." pic.twitter.com/qzfylPMISO
— Dime (@DimeUPROXX) February 1, 2020
演講到最後LeBron說到：「套一句Kobe的話『Mamba out』，但這句話對我們來說不是遺忘，永遠活在心中，兄弟。」
"So in the words of Kobe Bryant, 'Mamba Out,' but in the words of us, 'Not forgotten.' Live on, brother."
— ESPN (@espn) February 1, 2020
—LeBron James during the Lakers' tribute to Kobe pic.twitter.com/qQTHrirN6t
比賽開始雙方以24、8秒違例向Kobe Bryant致敬，就如LeBron James所說，英雄會離去，但傳奇永存心中，希望球友們都能帶著曼巴精神繼續生活。
The Lakers take a 24-second violation and the Blazers take an 8-second violation to honor Kobe. pic.twitter.com/eyAMI9V804
— ESPN (@espn) February 1, 2020
