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    People arrive to attend the "Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant" service at Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles on February 24, 2020. - Kobe Bryant, 41, and 13-year-old Gianna were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in the rugged hills west of Los Angeles on January 26. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Vanessa Bryant speaks during...

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Vanessa Bryant speaks during The Celebration of Life for Kobe & Gianna Bryant at Staples Center on February 24, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

  • Fans watch a public memorial for former Los Angeles Lakers...

    Fans watch a public memorial for former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna on their phone near the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo)

  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Kyrie Irving, Draymond Green...

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Kyrie Irving, Draymond Green and Ayesha and Stephen Curry during The Celebration of Life for Kobe & Gianna Bryant at Staples Center on February 24, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Michael Jordan speaks during...

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Michael Jordan speaks during The Celebration of Life for Kobe & Gianna Bryant at Staples Center on February 24, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

  • US musician Alicia Keys performs during the "Celebration of Life...

    US musician Alicia Keys performs during the "Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant" service at Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles on February 24, 2020. - Kobe Bryant, 41, and 13-year-old Gianna were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in the rugged hills west of Los Angeles on January 26. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

  • NBA players including Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Phil...

    NBA players including Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Phil Jackson wait for the start of the Kobe and Gianna Bryant memorial service at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. (Photo by David Crane, Daily News/SCNG)

  • Fans fill Staples Center for the Kobe and Gianna Bryant...

    Fans fill Staples Center for the Kobe and Gianna Bryant memorial service in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. (Photo by David Crane, Daily News/SCNG)

  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: TV personality Jimmy Kimmel...

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: TV personality Jimmy Kimmel speaks during The Celebration of Life for Kobe & Gianna Bryant at Staples Center on February 24, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

  • Vanessa Bryant speaks during a celebration of life for her...

    Vanessa Bryant speaks during a celebration of life for her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

  • Former Miramonte High School player Sabrina Ionescu, now at Oregon,...

    (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

    Former Miramonte High School player Sabrina Ionescu, now at Oregon, speaks during the "Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant" service at Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles on February 24, 2020. - Kobe Bryant, 41, and 13-year-old Gianna were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in the rugged hills west of Los Angeles on January 26. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: A fan displays a...

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: A fan displays a scarf outside the ‘Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant’ memorial service at Staples Center on February 24, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles Lakers NBA star Kobe Bryant, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were killed along with seven others in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles on January 26. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

  • Fans line up to get into the Staples Center to...

    Fans line up to get into the Staples Center to attend a public memorial for former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, in Los Angeles, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

  • A fan holds a sign near the Staples Center before...

    A fan holds a sign near the Staples Center before a public memorial for former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, in Los Angeles, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: A fan stands while...

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: A fan stands while waiting to attend the ‘Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant’ memorial service at Staples Center on February 24, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles Lakers NBA star Kobe Bryant, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were killed along with seven others in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles on January 26. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Fans, family members and friends filled the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles on Monday for a public memorial for Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, who were killed in a helicopter crash along with seven others in Calabasas while they were on their way to a youth basketball tournament on Jan. 26. Bryant played his entire 20-year career for the Lakers.