Michael Jordan remembered Kobe and Gianna Bryant in a speech during their public memorial Feb. 24 at Staples Center. That is what Kobe Bryant does to me. Watching that speech on Monday, I couldn’t help thinking that Jordan had learned a thing or two from Kobe too. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.

In part of Jordan's speech, he said: Maybe it surprised people, that Kobe and I were very close friends, but we were very close friends. Jordan said they talked about business, family and “everything” as he tried to be a better person. In a single speech in Kobe’s honor, Jordan captured everything that the Los Angeles Lakers legend meant to the world. It was a nuisance, if I can say that word.But that nuisance turned into love over a period of time, just because the admiration that they have for you as big brothers or big sisters, the questions, the wanting to know every little detail about life that they’re about to embark on.

Until you become the sun, a beaming light, for the ones walking behind you." He taught me that just by looking at this tonight, looking at how he responded and reacted with the people that he actually loved. He left it all on the floor. We’ll always be with you, always. At first, it was an aggravation. “As I got to know him, I wanted to be the best big brother that I could be.”“Everyone always wanted to talk about the comparisons between he and I. I just wanted to talk about Kobe.”In a moment of levity, a red-eyed Jordan acknowledged that he was recreating the well-known Internet meme of himself crying at his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame — saying: “This is what Kobe Bryant does to me.”Jordan’s heartfelt remembrance came during the emotional, two-hour service that celebrated Bryant’s life on the court with the Lakers and as a family man.The ceremony opened with Beyoncé clad in Lakers gold.“I’m here because I love Kobe and this was one of his favorite songs,” the superstar said before launching into two of her hit ballads, “XO” and “Halo.”The event, emceed by ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, also included Alicia Keys’ piano performance of Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata,” and Christina Aguilera’s singing “Ave Maria.”The capacity crowd of more than 20,000 attendees at the arena — where Bryant played most of his 20-year Lakers career, including his five championship seasons — ranged from regular folks lucky enough to score tickets through a lottery, to A-list power couples like Jennifer Lopez and former Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez.Also in attendance were current NBA stars — including Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving and James Harden — and all-time legends of the game, including Lakers luminaries Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O’Neal.O’Neal, the big man with whom Bryant paired to win three consecutive championships in 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively, spoke frankly but lovingly of their famously fractious relationship.“Not unlike another leadership duo, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, whose creative rivalry led to some of the greatest music of all time, Kobe and I pushed on another to play some of the greatest basketball of all time,” said O’Neal.O’Neal described “the day Kobe gained my respect,” recounting the when their teammates asked him to intervene over Bryant’s refusal to pass the ball.“I said, ‘Kobe, there’s no ‘I’ in ‘team,’” recalled O’Neal. And he did that for me. AD Michael Jordan gave a moving speech about his close friend Kobe Bryant during the memorial at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday. )Claudio Lavanga, a Rome-based producer and correspondent for NBC News, wrote about the reaction to Kobe's death in Italy. These are the things that we will continue to learn from Kobe Bryant. To do that you have to put up with the aggravation, the late night calls or the dumb questions.

I thought I had already seen the last of his knockout performances. More importantly, he was an amazing dad, amazing husband who dedicated himself to his family and who loved his daughters with all his heart. That’s why we must live in the moment, we must enjoy the moment. I have a daughter who is 30, I became a grandparent, and I have two twins. - Kobe BryantThe Quote: “I’ll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.”- Kobe Bryant"It’s the one thing you can control. Vanessa Bryant, Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal were among the speakers in the sold-out tribute.And I admired him because his passion, you rarely see someone who’s looking at trying to improve each and every day, not just in sports but as a parent, as a husband. I’m grateful to be here, to honor Gigi and celebrate the gift that Kobe gave us all. Kobe is fourth on the all-time scoring list with 33,643 points and Jordan fifth at 32,292.Kobe has five NBA championship rings and Jordan six.Jimmy Kimmel brings levity to the celebration, joking that Kobe now wants to play "Moonlight Sonata" better than Alicia Keys. Editors at the AP and Getty Images said that organizers...


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