LA Times · Apr 9, 2016
Lakers have big plans for Kobe Bryant's final game
Kobe Bryant waves goodbye to fans as the Lakers leave the court following their loss to the Pelicans on Friday night in New Orleans. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) How active is the runway leading up to Kobe Bryant's final game Wednesday?
Lakers employees need new words to express it.
"The game is going to be a 'zircus' — a zoo and a circus," said long-time Lakers publicist John Black, who is responsible for plenty of behind-the-scenes work for Bryant's farewell against Utah at Staples Center.
