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Lakers News: First Look At Kobe, Gigi Bryant Tribute Uniforms For Denver Game

The Lakers will don Black Mamba uniforms after the Kobe Bryant statue unveiling.

Maren Angus-Coombs

Lakers News: First Look At Kobe, Gigi Bryant Tribute Uniforms For Denver Game
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On the night when the late great Kobe Bryant is being memorialized with his own statue to join several other, already-immortalized Los Angeles Lakers legends, the Lakers will be wearing a special uniform to honor him and his late daughter Gigi Bryant.

The Black Mamba uniform debuted in 2018 as the first City Edition uniform. They wore them again in 2020 when the Lakers ran through the NBA playoffs. 

They feature a black snakeskin-like print and drop shadows on the numbers which is a nod to the uniforms Bryant wore his rookie season. They also feature "LA 24" on the belt and Nos. 8 and 24 under the flap of each leg. This version also has a heart with No. 2 representing Gigi.

Bryant will be the seventh Laker to be commemorated with a statue joining Elgin Baylor, Shaquille O'Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jerry West, and Chick Hearn.

Fans won't be able to see the statue in person until Friday at 10 a.m. 

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Maren Angus-Coombs
MAREN ANGUS-COOMBS

Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. Despite being raised in the South, her sports obsession has always been in Los Angeles. She is currently a staff writer for the LA Sports Report Network.

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