A particular week for Lakers followers simply acquired higher … the identical evening the purple and gold unveil the Kobe Bryant statue outdoors Crypto.com Area, LeBron James and Co. will rock Mamba uniforms, designed by the late legend himself!
The Lakers made the announcement Tuesday morning, saying the squad would put on their Black Mamba uniforms vs. the Denver Nuggets on February 8, the identical evening the staff will introduce Bryant’s bronze statue in Star Plaza outdoors of the sector.
Other than the jerseys wanting recent, they’re additional particular as a result of Kobe truly helped create them again in 2017 … borrowing parts from the Lakers uniform he wore throughout his rookie season in 1996-1997.
The Mamba unis, which the staff will put on on 2/8/24 (one other nod to the legend), function a black, snakeskin-like print … and likewise embrace “LA 24” on the belt, with Kobe’s quantity 8 and 24 stitched on the leg of the shorts.
It will not be the primary time the Lakers have worn the uniforms … they debuted them in January 2018. Additionally they wore them once more throughout the 2020 championship season following Bryant’s tragic death.
As cool because the uniforms are, the statue can be an enormous honor.
The truth is, with the staff’s wealthy historical past, Kobe’s simply the seventh Laker to be honored with a statue, becoming a member of Elgin Baylor, Shaquille O’Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Jerry West and Chick Hearn.
