Kobe and Gianna Bryant were honored at a memorial at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday, where Beyoncé opened the ceremony with a tribute to the late Lakers legend.
Before singing her hit "XO," Beyoncé said it was one of Kobe Bryant's favorite songs. She also performed "Halo" before a video montage played honoring Bryant's career with the Lakers. Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z were close friends with Bryant, and spent New Year's Eve with him.
Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on Jan.