On February 8, 2016 Kobe Bryant made his final appearance against the Indiana Pacers. The game took place in Bankers Life Fieldhouse although it didn’t feel like it. Every part of the experience was based around the Mamba.
The Pacers faithful always make it to home games in droves. Every home game is a vast sea of Indiana fans with a few away supporters. The crowd solely backed the home town squad every night of the week and even handed out a boo or two towards opponents.
This night was different.
The Kobe Bryant jerseys outnumbered the totality of Pacers jersey in the arena.