▲詹姆斯在大腿刺上黑曼巴緬懷Kobe 。（合成圖／達志影像／美聯社、翻攝自詹姆斯IG）
記者游郁香／綜合報導
湖人傳奇布萊恩(Kobe Bryant)上個月30日才帶著二女兒吉安娜(Gianna Bryant)現身史坦波中心，親自鼓勵洛城雙巨頭詹姆斯(LeBron James)、戴維斯(Anthony Davis)，也問候了老闆巴斯(Jeanie Buss)，卻在27日墜機驟逝，令湖人上下難以接受，「詹皇」和「一眉哥」為了紀念Kobe，都在大腿上刺上「黑曼巴」。
▲布萊恩與二女兒上個月底現身湖人主場。（圖／達志影像／美聯社）
布萊恩去年12月30日穿著橘色帽T出現在洛城主場，觀看老東家湖人對戰獨行俠，他笑容滿面擁抱兩大招牌球星詹姆斯與戴維斯，幫二女兒GiGi與達拉斯金童唐西奇(Luka Doncic)合照，散發著父愛，未料這卻成了他在史坦波中心的最後身影。
布萊恩27日墜機驟逝的消息，重擊湖人上下，詹姆斯還被拍到情緒崩潰痛哭，「洛城內戰」也因為這起悲劇延期。為了幫助球員平緩情緒，湖人教練團特地在周四(當地時間)訓練前，帶全隊到戶外活動筋骨，「詹皇」的左大腿出現了新刺青，他與戴維斯都將象徵布萊恩的「黑曼巴」刺上身，來緬懷不幸英年早逝的偉大前輩；兩人也都將個人IG大頭照換成Kobe與二女兒吉安娜的合照。
▲戴維斯刺青紀念Kobe。（圖／翻攝自戴維斯IG）
沉澱了4天，湖人老闆巴斯(Jeanie Buss)在個人IG發表長文悼念情同家人的布萊恩，「Kobe，我不知道該如何表達你對我、對我的家庭和洛杉磯湖人隊的意義。我的父親像愛自己的兒子般疼愛你，這讓我們成了家人。我的父親過世不久後，你就邀請我一起吃午餐，我當時失去了動力和目標。」
「Kobe，你帶了吉安娜來陪我，你說你想要讓她知道，女性也可以在NBA成為領袖，就像男性一樣。起初這就像是一位父親在為自己的女兒樹立榜樣，但實際上，我很確定你知道自己在做什麼，你帶給我啟發和我所追尋的力量。」巴斯說，她常常會想起那一天，這段回憶總帶給她力量和微笑。
「每當我覺得很低落或需要一點勇氣，我就會想起那一天。」巴斯表示，布萊恩透過籃球改變了很多人的生活，帶給她快樂和愛，「那天和GiGi在一起，燃起了我的動力和決心。」她也向整個湖人大家庭喊話，「我們一起悼念、一起哭泣，我們也會一起好起來，一起相愛並且一起贏球。」
Kobe, I don’t know how to express what you mean to me, my family and the Los Angeles Lakers. My father loved you like a son, which makes us family. When you invited me to lunch shortly after my father passed away, I was struggling to find motivation and purpose. Kobe, you brought Gianna with you to spend some time with me. You explained that you wanted to show her that women can be leaders in the NBA, just like the men. At first, it seemed like an action of a devoted father setting an example for his daughter. But in actuality – and I am positively sure you knew EXACTLY what you were doing – what you did was give me the inspiration and strength I was searching for. I reflect on that day often and it makes me smile and it makes me strong. I call on that memory whenever I feel down and need a bit of courage. For everything you did on the court that filled me with so much joy and love, for all the lives you changed through basketball itself, it was that day with Gigi that reignited my drive and determination. Vanessa, Natalia, Bianka, and Capri - I am so sorry for your loss. We are grateful to have you in our lives and we will always be here for you. To the families that also lost loved ones on Sunday, the entire Laker family mourns with you. Laker Nation - we are one family grieving the loss of people we all loved dearly. We will mourn together, cry together but we will also heal together, love together and win TOGETHER. We love you. Kobe - that’s what you made you so unbelievably special. You not only inspired us towards greatness, you showed us the way. : : To learn more about how you can help the families affected by this tragedy go to MambaOnThree.org and to further Kobe and Gianna’s legacy in youth sports visit MambaSportsFoundation.org #peace #love #joy #family #Mamba #Mambacita #2 #8 #24 : : Picture taken in February 2016 on the way to #NBAAllStar game in #Toronto
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