CHICAGO — The spirit and legacy of Kobe Bryant have been celebrated all weekend in Chicago.
However, never better than before the tip-off of the All-Star Game on Sunday night when Magic Johnson spoke from the heart about Kobe, and then led a moment of silence.
.@MagicJohnson leads an 8-second moment of silence for Kobe Bryant and David Stern before the #NBAAllStar game ✊ pic.twitter.com/WM7o6kiaTF
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 17, 2020
Then Jennifer Hudson sang a tribute to him.
.@IAMJHUD delivers a powerful pregame performance to honor Kobe #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/XwdSes5w97
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 17, 2020
Then Common lyrically talked about the influence of Kobe during his pre-game intro.
It was powerful.
Well done NBA. Well done indeed.