The singer kicked off this year's game, also remembering Bryant's daughter Gianna along with John, Keri and Alyssa Altobelli, Sarah and Payton Chester, Christina Mauser and Ara Zobayan.
"We lost two NBA family members who meant so much to the league to our fans and also to communities all over the country," Johnson said. "We'll never see another basketball player quite like Kobe. Scoring 81 points in one game, scoring 60 points in his last game, and then winning five NBA championships."
He continued, "But what I'm really proud about when we think about Kobe Bryant, there's millions of people in Los Angeles who don't have a home. Kobe was fighting to get them homes and shelter every single day. He was passionate about that. He was also passionate about being a great father, husband, filmmaker —
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