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Date set for Kobe Bryant public memorial in Los Angeles

By Zach Halaschak
Published February 7, 2020 6:53pm ET
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Date set for Kobe Bryant public memorial in Los Angeles
FILE - In this March 28, 2016, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant looks on before the start of their NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, in Salt Lake City. Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. | (Rick Bowmer/AP)

Los Angeles, California, will come together on Feb. 24 to memorialize legendary Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant, who once sported the No. 24 jersey.

Bryant, 41; his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna; and seven others were traveling in a helicopter to a youth basketball game when the helicopter suddenly crashed in Calabasas, California, killing all on board.

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