Los Angeles honors Kobe, Gianna Bryant with public memorial at Staples Center
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February 24, 2020, 1:33 pm
Among the early arriving fans was Alyssa Shapiro, 27, of Huntington Beach, who said she was inspired to become a basketball player after watching countless Lakers games with her father. The family’s love of the game — and Bryant’s work in women’s sports — prompted her to become a middle school girls’ basketball coach. Her team had ...