LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers lived a very emotional night on Tuesday, as they received their championship ring for winning the NBA title in the 2019/20 season. James and co. received their prizes and there wasn’t a single soul that didn’t think about Kobe Bryant while the players went to pick their rings.
It was special for LeBron, Anthony Davis and even Lakers GM Rob Pelinka, who paid homage to Kobe with a speech and after receiving his own ring. Even though they lost the first game of the season against the Los Angeles Clippers, LeBron and co. had a magical moment that will remain with him forever.
A couple of hours after that moment, the King took to social media to pay respect to Kobe, too, honoring him with a great edit that showed Kobe watching James picking his ring and celebrating the title with the rest of the team.
LeBron James honors Kobe Bryant with incredible Instagram post
James shared an edit on Instagram of him picking his 4th NBA ring and Kobe standing right in front of him, smiling. It is a terrific pic that Kobe would have certainly enjoyed. He ate and drank Lakers and watching his team being successful again would have been everything for the Black Mamba.
“What I felt last night when I grabbed that ring from the case. Love and miss you my brother!!!! #Mamba4Life❤️.”
This was an incredible gesture by the King and Lakers Nation must be very happy with this. Kobe left this world way too soon and there isn’t a day that all the Lakers fans remember him. LeBron is trying to carry that legacy and every now and then he remembers his friend on social media.
The 2020 NBA championship was for Kobe and the Lakers did a great job bringing the trophy home for the Mamba and all the things he did for the franchise in 20 years playing for them, bringing a lot of joy to the Staples Center and the city of Los Angeles.
