Kobe Brant was killed in a helicopter crash in 2020.
Kobe Bryant honored by family at Dodgers’ Bobblehead Night originally appeared on The Sporting News
Kobe Bryant's legacy lives on and was honored by his wife, Vanessa Bryant, with their daughters Natalia, Bianka, and Capri at the Los Angeles Dodgers bobblehead night.
The late Lakers icon was celebrated on his special day, 8/8, which references the jersey number he had at the beginning of his career. At the Dodgers' special night, Kobe was honored with his own bobblehead. On Friday, the first 40,000 ticketed fans received a free bobblehead. On the limited edition Kobe bobblehead, the NBA legend is wearing his No. 24 Lakers jersey, Nike Kobe 6 Protro Dodgers, and is holding a baseball bat.
The Dodgers are giving away a Kobe Bryant bobblehead tonight 🏀 pic.twitter.com/Cy5VklSsoz
— MLB (@MLB) August 9, 2025
This is not the first time that the Dodgers awarded fans with a limited edition Kobe bobblehead. Fans back in 2023 and 2024 got a Kobe bobblehead with a black jersey that read "Black Mamba," referencing the late athlete's nickname.
The city of Los Angeles has memorialized Kobe in several ways, including three statues at Crypto.com Arena with one of the statues also including his late daughter Gianna "GiGi" Bryant. Orange County also declared August 24 as "Kobe Bryant Day."
The family also has continued to keep Kobe's spirit alive with Natalia, who recently graduated from USC in May, honored her father by adding his "Black Mamba" logo in her graduation sash. She also had "Thank you, Mom and Dad" embroidered.
Vanessa also leads the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation, which was renamed in honor of both the Lakers icon and their late daughter.
Kobe and his second-oldest daughter, Gianna Bryant, tragically died in a helicopter crash with seven others back in 2020.
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