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PHOTOS: Kobe and Gianna Bryant 'Celebration of Life' memorial

Monday, February 24, 2020
Vanessa Bryant speaks during a celebration of life for her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Vanessa Bryant speaks during the Celebration of Life for Kobe & Gianna Bryant at Staples Center on February 24, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Vanessa Bryant speaks during a celebration of life for her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Former NBA player Michael Jordan cries while speaking during a celebration of life for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Alicia Keys reacts after performing during a celebration of life for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Geno Auriemma speaks during The Celebration of Life for Kobe & Gianna Bryant at Staples Center on February 24, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The "Celebration of Life" memorial for Kobe and Gianna Bryant honored the lives of the Los Angeles Lakers legend and his daughter on Monday.

Thousands of mourners gathered at Staples Center to say their final farewells to Kobe and Gianna. The public memorial comes nearly one month after they were killed with 7 others in a helicopter crash.
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PHOTOS: Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna shared love of basketball
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Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Atlanta Hawks at Staples Center on November 17, 2019 in Los Angeles.none
Kobe Bryant holds his daughter, Gianna, after the Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic in Game Five of the 2009 NBA Finals on June 14, 2009 at Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida.none
Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant watch during day 2 of the Phillips 66 National Swimming Championships at the Woollett Aquatics Center on July 26, 2018 in Irvine, California.none
Kobe Bryant is greeted by his wife, Vanessa, and daughters Natalia and Gianna, after receiving the MVP trophy during the 2008 NBA Playoffs on May 7, 2008 at Staples Center.none
Gianna Bryant and her father, former NBA player Kobe Bryant, attend the WNBA All-Star Game 2019 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on July 27, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.none
Kobe Bryant, wife Vanessa Bryant and daughters Natalia and Gianna celebrate the Lakers' NBA championship with Goofy at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.none
Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Maria-Onore attend his hand and footprint ceremony in Hollywood, California on February 19, 2011.none
Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna watch the first half of an NCAA college basketball game between Connecticut and Houston, Saturday, March 2, 2019, in Storrs, Conn.none
Kobe Bryant warms up with daughter Gianna Bryant during the NBA All-Star Game 2016 at the Air Canada Centre on February 14, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario.none
Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks at Staples Center on December 29, 2019.none
Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna on Nov. 11, 2019, at a Mamba Basketball Tournament.KABC


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