A particular week for Lakers followers simply obtained higher … the identical evening the purple and gold unveil the Kobe Bryant statue exterior Crypto.com Area, LeBron James and Co. will rock Mamba uniforms, designed by the late legend himself!
The Lakers made the announcement Tuesday morning, saying the squad would put on their Black Mamba uniforms vs. the Denver Nuggets on February 8, the identical evening the group will introduce Bryant’s bronze statue in Star Plaza exterior of the world.
Apart from the jerseys trying contemporary, they’re additional particular as a result of Kobe really helped create them again in 2017 … borrowing components from the Lakers uniform he wore throughout his rookie season in 1996-1997.
The Mamba unis, which the group will put on on 2/8/24 (one other nod to the legend), function a black, snakeskin-like print … and likewise embody “LA 24” on the belt, with Kobe’s quantity 8 and 24 stitched on the leg of the shorts.
It will not be the primary time the Lakers have worn the uniforms … they debuted them in January 2018. In addition they wore them once more in the course of the 2020 championship season following Bryant’s tragic demise.
As cool because the uniforms are, the statue can also be an enormous honor.
The truth is, with the group’s wealthy historical past, Kobe’s simply the seventh Laker to be honored with a statue, becoming a member of Elgin Baylor, Shaquille O’Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Jerry West and Chick Hearn.