The Los Angeles Dodgers were among the countless organizations to pay their respect to Kobe Bryant last year when the L.A. Lakers legend, his daughter Gianna and seven others tragically passed away in a helicopter accident.
Mookie Betts was among the Dodgers particularly impacted, as he’d begun to develop a friendship with Bryant as fellow Body Armor athletes. Betts shared a celebratory video narrated by Bryant when the Dodgers won the 2020 World Series.
The five-time NBA champion was back in his mind during the sixth inning of the series finale at Great American Ball Park.