The year 2020 has been so eventful that Kobe Bryant’s tragic death seems like a very distant reality. The Los Angeles Lakers legend, his daughter Gianna, and seven other passengers died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif., on Jan. 26, rocking the world of sports.
But thanks to Orange County supervisors, Bryant’s memory will soon be, and forever stay, commemorated. The county officially declared Aug. 24 as “Kobe Bryant Day.”
The date represents the two jersey numbers — 8 and 24 — the Black Mamba wore during his illustrious 20-year career with the Lakers and which are retired in the Staples Center rafters.