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Vanessa Bryant speaks during The Celebration of Life for Kobe & Gianna Bryant at Staples Center on Feb. 24, 2020 in Los Angeles.

Indeed, a packed Staples Center cheered, cried and laughed throughout the two-and-a-half-hour Celebration of Life that for many still seemed too surreal to be happening. A 20-year season-ticket holder shared withthat she’s “still way emotional but trying to hold it together” nearly a month after the tragedy. “But it’s been fabulous watching the Lakers all this time, especially watching Kobe develop and become a great leader, husband, father and coach.

Fans began lining up outside Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles as early as 6 a.m. PT. Signs placed along the walkways on behalf of the Lakers, the venue and L.A. Live asked attendees to refrain from bringing flowers and other memorabilia and instead make donations to Bryant’s Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation. By 8 a.m. , Chick Hearn Court at the front of the venue had morphed into a literal sea of yellow and purple on fans both young, seasoned and in-between: Bryant's No. 8 and No.

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