The Kobe Bryant public memorial has been set for Monday, Feb. 24 at Staples Center -- with organizers expecting a MASSIVE turnout.
The date is significant -- #24 was Kobe's jersey number and #2 was the number his daughter, Gianna, wore.
We're told the event will take place in the morning -- because the Clippers have a game against the Memphis Grizzlies later in the eveningbetween Staples and The Coliseum over concerns about the size of the crowd. Staples -- where Kobe played for most of his 20-year NBA career -- only holds about 20,000 people. The Coliseum in Downtown L.A. holds closer to 80,000.-- but organizers are still nailing down the official list.The Lakers held afor all of the victims before and during the Lakers' January 31 game against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Not only was the arena filled with fans -- all wearing Kobe shirts -- but outside, hundreds of people packed the surrounding area to
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