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Remembering Kobe: Lakers Honor Bryant In First Game Since Death With Countless Tributes

Tributes honoring Kobe Bryant are all over Staples Center ahead of the team's first game since Kobe and his 13-year-old Gianna's death. Among others, the Lakers have left two courtside seats vacant in honor of the two Bryants.

A Bryant No. 24 jersey was captured pregame hanging next to LeBron James' locker.

A decal has been put down on the Staples Center floor.

Jersey patches commemorating Bryant's death have also been sewn onto jerseys.

Additionally, t-shirts with Bryant's No. 8 and No. 24 on them are placed onto seats, while coaches on the bench will all wear a pair of Kobe's signature sneakers during the game.