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Lakers News: LeBron James’ Team To Wear Gianna Bryant’s No. 2 For 2020 NBA All-Star Game Due To Zhuri James

As the Los Angeles Lakers continue to mourn Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Bryant, and the seven other passengers who tragically died in the helicopter crash, the league announced plans to honor the legend during the 2020 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago.

James and Giannis Antetokounmpo were again voted as respective All-Star Game team captains and will have their draft on Feb. 6. Once selected, players will either wear a No. 2 jersey (Team LeBron) or No. 24 (Team Giannis).

“Pretty cool. They asked me which number did I want to wear — 24 or 2 — for my team, and I picked 2.