How the NBA All-Star Game honored Kobe Bryant
The NBA has been paying tribute to Kobe Bryant throughout the league's All-Star weekend in Chicago. On Sunday, the league dedicated the All-Star Game to Bryant and even changed some of the game's rules to honor the NBA legend who, along with his daughter, Gianna, and seven others, died in a helicopter crash last month near Los Angeles.
The NBA changed the game format to improve the entertainment level, but kept Bryant in mind when reworking the rules. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo were chosen to be captains after being the top vote-getters in their respective conferences. The superstars picked the other players during an on-air draft and divided into two teams, Team LeBron and Team Giannis. The former will wear No. 2 after Gianna and the latter will don No. 24 for Kobe.
Additionally, patches with stars honoring all nine victims of the helicopter crash were stitched to he players' jerseys for the weekend's events.
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