MINNEAPOLIS — As the NBA mourns the loss of Lakers Legend Kobe Bryant, and the eight additional victims of Sunday’s deadly helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, the league and its players move forward with heavy hearts and tear-filled eyes.
Karl-Anthony Towns took center court with a microphone to address the crowd before Monday night’s contest vs. the similarly positioned, in usual fashion, Sacramento Kings.
A tribute to Kobe followed.
Towns wore #24, while Robert Covington was in #8 as an ode to Kobe during playing intros. Across the league, every team is doing the same, along with taking an 8-second violation followed by another 24 second violation after tip-off to honor the soon-to-be Hall of Famer.