Here is what you need to know before the Lakers being their two-week road trip in Philadelphia.
1) This game marks the first on the road for Kobe Bryant since announcing his upcoming retirement, and it fittingly takes place in his hometown. The 20-year veteran grew up in Philadelphia, where he attended Lower Merion High School before immediately jumping to the NBA and beginning his legendary career in purple and gold.
Due to injury, Bryant hasn’t played in Philadelphia in three years.
"It’s going to be beautiful," Bryant said at his postgame presser on Nov.