HOUSTON — The stage was set.
April 13, 2016.
Los Angeles.
The Utah Jazz vs. the Los Angeles Lakers.
The occasion: Kobe Bryant’s last NBA game.
After a phenomenal 20-year run, the longtime Laker would end his legendary career against the Jazzmen at Staples Center.
“I was there. I was on the court. I was on the bench,” recalled Jazz forward Derrick Favors, who didn’t play with a sore right knee. “It was definitely crazy.
“Everybody was watching that game, it was a lot of people there, a lot of stars, a lot of celebrities,” he described.