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LeBron James, Steph Curry, Allen Iverson and other greats pay tribute on Kobe Bryant's jersey retirement night

melissa caskey
Melissa Caskey
Kobe Bryant speaks with the media before having his jerseys retired by the Los Angeles Lakers. (Getty)
Kobe Bryant speaks with the media before having his jerseys retired by the Los Angeles Lakers. (Getty)

All NBA eyes were on Kobe Bryant and the City of Los Angeles on Monday night as the Los Angeles Lakers raised both of Kobe’s jerseys to the rafters of Staples Center. Many of the league’s biggest names — past and present — sent congratulations to Kobe, including LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Shaquille O’Neal and Bill Russell.

Despite the Warriors being in town to play the Lakers, Stephen Curry wasn’t traveling with the team:

Congrats to the legend! Your career will never be matched. Thank you for inspiration. #ko8e24

A post shared by Russell Westbrook (@russwest44) on Dec 18, 2017 at 9:02pm PST

My first ASG and your last ASG, one of the dopest moments of my career… All love to you OG you deserve to have both #s retired! It was a honor to compete against you, words can’t explain what you mean to the game of basketball! Thank you for what you gave the game and I appreciate all the talks you had with me about having that #MambaMentality at all times. #Ko8e24 #MightyIT @kobebryant

A post shared by Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) on Dec 18, 2017 at 9:19pm PST

DeMar DeRozan was one of many to chime in on the 8 vs. 24 debate:

Congrats @kobebryant much deserved 8️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ See you tonight my brother! #greatestlakerofalltime

A post shared by DR. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Ed.D. (@shaq) on Dec 18, 2017 at 9:33am PST

8|24 LEGEND !!! Congrats @kobebryant

A post shared by Bradley Beal (@bradbeal3) on Dec 18, 2017 at 8:54pm PST

Paul George and LeBron were also part of a tribute from the NBA: