The Celtics honor Kobe Bryant with pregame ceremony in Boston | NBA on ESPN

Prior to the Boston Celtics' home game against the Golden State Warriors at TD Garden, Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the seven other victims of the helicopter crash are honored with a pregame ceremony.
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[@sovereign3351]

One of the classiest things the Celtics have ever done for the Lakers. Respect 💯

[@aguilareal1725]

Respect to the Celtics from Cali.California 🇲🇽

[@forgottenson3411]

More than a game❤️

[@anthonydaniels7216]

Not for the Lakers but for Kobe 😌

[@tonywu6944]

still hard to accept after 4 months

[@bonzobonanza]

At the end of the day, it's still the NBA. Every team respects each other while still staying apart as rivals.

[@TECHN0]

Kobe Bryant - the athlete that top athletes in other sports would call for advice. Insane. Unreal.

[@BradPitbull]

Kobe died doing what he loved... Hanging OUT with white people

[@gatorhomie21]

He was a god

[@Bmore2Htown]

@@BradPitbull Good job turning a precious moment into something racist 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@Allaluca]

@@BradPitbull for real? u gonna do this now?

[@BianLee]

DimensionZombie did u really need to say that u racist

[@sydlikgamingandcomedy22]

The Lakers biggest Rival paid tribute to not only Kobe but to the GIGI AND THE 7 others who died on the helicopter!!! Gone but never forgotten

[@focused4841]

We all watched the video

[@vjshoegal4027]

Class act...🙏

[@Bs2r5809]

They went to war a few times I love the 2010 finales

[@coryburns834]

This is probably the best team tribute to Kobe by our biggest rivals

[@babykevinxoxo]

I am sorry but i don't feel sorry for pilot. He knew better and he was just 3 mins from airport and he stupidly went backwards. He is totally at fault

[@gugy68]

I'm Lakers fan and always disliked the Celtic but I have to give props for showing respect and admiration for what Kobe has done with this presentation. Thank you Boston!

[@BradPitbull]

Kobe died doing what he loved.... Hanging OUT with white people

[@myusernameisunoriginal487]

@@BradPitbull 😁😁😁😁

[@David_R922]

I'm a Bostonian now living in LA. When they weren't playing the Celtics, I was rooting for Kobe and the Lakers. I'm glad the rivalry got renewed. Kobe picked up where Jordan left off in 1998. He was the best player of the 2000s decade. He will be missed.

[@peace4myheart]

It's the NBA community and brotherhood for these guys. It's no longer about rivalry

[@thomas8539]

David R *Tim Duncan wants to know your location*

[@Fotosynthesis858]

Class act, Boston. As a life long Lakers fan & Los Angeles native… THANK YOU ✌🏾

[@richmuscle8316]

Respect to Boston ❤️ I’m a laker fan but this is mega respect for Boston.

[@stevem.stempien6885]

Let's go LA, win the Championship for Kobe. Boston is rooting for you all the way. We all Loved & Respected Kobe!!!

[@wavyiann9788]

This is one of the only instances that if the lakers win... I wouldn’t be mad

[@redsoxcubsrule22]

I’m all about this. If the lakers win I’ll be happy for them because it would be the best possible tribute to Kobe...to show the mamba mentality come playoff time

[@bryantmoreland2549]

Steve M. Stempien Boston is not rooting for LA

[@sidibouchrit]

The Boston Celtics are a classy organization, and they deserve their 17 NBA Championships ; From a Lakers’ fan !

[@krypticnonsense4246]

After this tragedy I hope you guys get number 17 this year. From a celtics fan

[@larryrider6603]

@@krypticnonsense4246 same as the celtics fan go reach the 17 for kobe guys !!

[@zpsychotiicz]

Thank you Celtics much respect- laker fans

[@CigaraStCistar]

We do and Lakers will get 17 too but in KOBE FASHION ... EARN IT. HE would want them to earn it. Mamba 4ever.

[@ejpagdanganan1802]

Dylan Faile thank you bro

[@carecordingco.12240]

As a California native and Lakers fan: Thank you Boston and thank you Celtics, much respect

[@boldbbqdorito7275]

As a Celtics fan, didn't think Kobe could break our hearts one more time 😢 Saw this on reddit but it hit me so hard I had to share.

[@babykevinxoxo]

Who Celtics draft 1996.

[@AFR0MAMBA]

Kevin is Nice Antoine Walker @6 Thanks Celtics and thanks Charlotte for trading Kobe to us :)

[@cheerioss-9121]

Afro Mamba We got hoed. Kobe should’ve always been a hornet we would’ve got Shaq to join and we wouldn’t be the laughing stock of the NBA

[@moodybanga8442]

Cheerioss - Ever Heard of a team called the New York Knicks ?

[@cheerioss-9121]

Moody Banga Lmfaoo I was actually about to come back and comment “at least we aren’t the Knicks”

[@zacharymathew9047]

Never thought I'd see the day where the Garden was lit up purple and gold like that...just goes to show you how impactful a player Kobe was across the league, to the Celtics-Lakers rivalry, and the history of the NBA.

[@WallhacksYT]

Look up vids of his last game in Boston, everyone chanting his name and cheering for him one last time. Boston loved Kobe

[@bcuzimfromva1]

Much love to the Celtics for honoring Kb24. Miss you Kobe..

[@KeefCounty]

I’m at peace with this whole situation now. Kobe is all around us. It honestly feels like he never left us. Him and his daughter’s spirit are still here with us. We shouldn’t be sad, but instead be thankful that Kobe and GiGi were able to bring us all together. Love.

[@rjpena9529]

Wonderful comment sir. I feel the same way

[@g96fuller]

That's great to hear man. I'm still struggling, but I'm sure we'll pull through.

[@ThetrueHeero]

Fax

[@peace4myheart]

He is still alive as long as you keep him in your memory

[@kimbassplanet]

You all worship the ones who sold you out and too dumb to even know it...

[@MYNiqqa-qw1my]

I'm a celtics fan and this made me cry. Kobe was one of the first basketball player I grew up watching. He will never be forgotten

[@angelsalinas4075]

Respects💜💛💜💛

[@kevinhorry4182]

2:34 Tatum saying “Kobe was and will always be my favorite player of all-time.” The years will always go by and new players will come and go but i’ll never forget Kobe Bean Bryant

[@iFlyny]

It's almost a week and I still can't believe he's no more. SMH. This feeling :(

[@Faint7903]

IKR! I just can’t accept it.

[@vernpascal1531]

There are some deaths you never get over outside your orbit. This is a lot more than the death of a great athlete.

[@therealdannyfenton]

"Even the greatest of enemies, can show respect." - King Priam

[@daniellemusella1594]

"If they ever tell my story, let them say I walked with giants. Men rise and fall like the winter wheat, but these names will never die." - Odysseus (5/17/2024)

[@anthonyrodriguez625]

Being a laker fan, I always felt like I hated the celtics, but looking back now? All I can say is? Thank you Boston! The battles on the court gave us countless great memories. So much respect to you guys

[@commanderjoj6426]

The rivalry between the Lakers and the Celtics in the 80s made me a basketball fan for life. I’m a Laker fan, but I should thank both squads for lighting that fire.

[@eden5086]

There will never be another kobe bryant Rest in peace 🙏 💛💜

[@gabrielr7352]

Wouldn't expect nothing less from a 1st class organization like the celtics, and man Tatum idolized that man head up young blood

[@jph4852]

From a lifelong and heartbroken Lakers fan, that tribute was classy and very fitting. Kudos to the Celtics and the city of Boston. Thanks.

[@cherishpokoina9759]

“You do the work, you work hard enough dreams come true. It’s not the destination it’s the journey” *tear shedded

[@St3veHimself]

Oh hey look I'm crying again

[@Sesefields]

Been crying for five days straight

[@jacobboyd5041]

Me too

[@exillityclappz3675]

Me too 😢

[@jemmadelica9596]

I didn't know when Im gonna recover cuz I never felt pain and hole in my heart before💔. He is my #1 inspiration.😭😭😭

[@izaihagrijalva2796]

2:03 made us all cry

[@joshybay2911]

Bruh at 2:04 the level of excitement Gigi has for her dad makes this tribute so much more powerful because she truly loved him and watching him play. Rest in peace, to all those lost.

[@IbrahimLakeShow]

Thank you Boston, despite our storied rivalry that truly meant a lot to us Lakers fans in this tough time

[@budzmanson2747]

I literally starting tearing up when i seen his daughter clapping for him at a game

[@ZedxFour]

I have a cold and crying. Horrible mixture

[@n8maxfield]

That's where I lost it and stared balling like a baby💔😭

[@omargerdbro]

I broke down when he hugged and kissed gigi

[@sylvesterken6084]

So so sad indeed

[@fightrrrrr]

Yeah that was brutal man. Definitely hard to see, especially when I have a eight and a 12-year-old daughter. I can’t even imagine

[@TRJ2241987]

My favorite Celtics/Lakers game with Kobe was the one in 2001 or 2002 at Staples Center when Antoine Walker hit that crazy leaning bank shot 3 pointer, and then Kobe hit the game winner at the other end and the refs waved it off and the crowd went livid....i remember that just being an amazing game

[@ergoat]

I remember that game started late on the west coast, so it ended up finishing (in the spectacular fashion you described) at around 2:30AM Eastern. Underrated fun Celtic team that year (that would have made a better showing in the Finals vs the Lakers than the Nets did). And since this is about Kobe, as a Celtics fan I had to respect all the times he made me feel uncomfortable with the game on the line and the ball was in his hands, because odds were he was going to win it.

[@gabriel.hongkong]

When your most hated rival sheds a tear for you, you are truly special. Thank you for being classy Boston.

[@howru2055]

As a lakers fan gotta give Boston Celtics mad respect for honoring the victims and Kobe and GIGI 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💛💜

[@changsta2004]

This is why I love being from Boston and still consider it my home (even after moving away 4 years ago). We get as competitive as any sport fans can get, even to the point of being 'rude' and crazy. However, we appreciate talent and greatness. I remember the ovation we gave to Derek Jeter on his last game at Fenway. Even as Laker's biggest rivals, we appreciate Kobe for what he has accomplished individually and for the game of basketball. Thank again from a Boston sports fan!

[@Drb777x]

Such an underrated comment, nailed it. Spot on

[@w.d.7312]

Respect to Boston for this. There will never be another rivalry like Lakers/Celtics

[@p215j]

Simply phenomenal! Incredibly classy & heartfelt display by the Celtics organization.

[@karam3llove1]

That’s right my city got mad love for Kobe and his daughter rest in peace to the victims also Boston Massachusetts loves you

[@oguhzeravla8117]

Hi

[@luigi_boy2559]

Never liked the Boston Celtics, but major respect for doing this

[@preparedlife3114]

I got two tattoos in his honor, my first tats. I'm also running from my home to staples for 24 straight days. Front and back is 8 miles. Day two and my legs twitch at night. Best believe I'm gonna do all 24 days

[@hines862009]

Rest at the end, not in the middle.

[@kimbassplanet]

You idol worshipping fool

[@AstroSTB]

kim bass Your a fool for commenting this 🖕🏾

[@BluDrop5]

Make sure that you stretch before and after or you may rupture your Achilles like Kobe did.

[@miguelcg25]

Just do it...... Record it ....and make it a challenge

[@frankarocha1984]

From a life long Lakers fan thank you Boston Celtics. May we remain forever rivals but never enemies RESPECT.

[@Justinn..]

2:02 Baby girl was a straight rider 💯💯😭😭😭💜💛💜💛

[@engdrummer360]

Maaan you can tell she really loved the game.

[@Hayyden]

Some of the greatest memories for me were Kobe against Boston in the Finals. So tragic. I am devastated and I cannot fathom what these families are feeling. sigh.

[@starlitshadows]

This was one of the more beautiful tributes I've seen, and coming from our rivals too. Respect to Boston for this.

[@ACRus19]

The way at 2:45 the cam shifts to tatum looking up, with that amazing instrumental, just gives me an inexplicable inspiration, knowing what kobe meant for tatum, watching his heroe's death tribute, i cant imagine how he must be feeling, knowing that his heroe wont be able to see him triumph, i bet tatum will go off from now on, i still cant believe kobe's gone :'(

[@hellboyadi6]

Instrumental is by Hans Zimmer. Chevalier d sangria

[@MrLuismusik]

3 yrs after and it still hurts 😢 💔

[@RealSoloShow]

It brought me to tears.

[@boybato2690]

I've been along time diehard Lakers fan since the 80's and eventhough I always hated the Celtics I always admired and respected at the same time feared Larry Legend during those days. Now I want to thank the whole Celtics organization and fans for showing respect and class to one of our most loved and greatest Laker of all time.

[@josephfonseca8639]

Beautiful move by the Boston Celtics, classy move by a classy organization!💪✌

[@mauiwaui773]

Respect to Boston that was a respectful and kind gesture to one of the most iconic nemesis💯🙏🏽

[@mariomoreno535]

Everytime I read the words "Kobe has passed away" it feels like a punch to the gut .. 😭😭😭. Tragic.

[@prophetessnikkig]

This is a deep lost I can't stop crying.. You can feel this loss in your heart. God bless all the families and give them your strength to move forward.. Life is so uncertain 😭😭😭😭

[@hhhhhhhhh000]

Rest in peace The Legend Kobe Bryant, the Little Princess Gigi Onore and the rest of the dead 🙏🌹 Prompt resignation to family and friends.

[@fadiaz1969]

I know I’m late to this, but better late than never. Just wanted to say thank you to Boston for doing this for Kobe and Gigi and the others who died on that crash. I’m a die hard laker fan since I was a kid growing up in LA in the 80’s. I give my total respect to the Celtics organization and their fans for doing this for Kobe. You guys are a class act, and as long time and die hard Laker and Kobe fan, I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. Thank you.

[@queenofthorns4053]

OMG I got the chills!!!😫😔😭🙏🙏 Thank you Boston! Much ♥️ from L.A

[@sanitary103]

Boston organization rocks for doing this and for acknowledging the other 7 victims.

[@yd4420]

Thank you Celtics 💜💛🔥

[@makanakylove1542]

wow that was classy from the Celtics 😭😭😭😭👏👏👏👏

[@CigaraStCistar]

Love my Celtics.. Classy n heartfelt for Kobe.... Cssss 4ever

[@whips8]

As a Lakers and Kobe fan, thank you Boston. Nothing but love and respect all the way from LA. This tragedy has our whole city under a dark cloud. Still cant believe it. Rest easy my idol.

[@rabeaalmukhtar3376]

you now what im to sad because of two my favorite icons of all time died in the last years kobe and maradona thank you legends for all happy memories allways in my heart..

[@andiemiranda3055]

Until now i always remember kobe..because of him i love watching basketball

[@tommyc.7907]

Class Act Celtics!!! Thank you. Still hurts so Much... from super Kobe and lakers fan with a daughter...

[@JB-sv5pr]

0:48 paused is just cold never in my light would I think to see this Kobe up in the garden rafters purple and yellow Boston class act for there tribute to pay respect to all the people lost never forget the years

[@juanmv6556]

Thank you for such a beautiful tribute. The utmost respect and appreciation from a born and raised LA Lakers fan

[@MrApes1]

Can't stop crying watching this video!!! Thank you for all the memories, my childhood hero!!! Rest easy mamba

[@crazymartinez2814]

Farewell brother also to Gianna....Kobe your memories will remain in the hearts of many....rest in peace brother

[@SkippyGustilo]

I was clapping as hard as I can here in the midst of my room while watching this unfold... giving silence... and praying for the souls who have passed. You'll be missed...

[@HamroSamajOfficial]

2:01 omg I can relate how proud “GIANNA“ was that moment/ clapping for the win 👏 May you all departed souls Rest In Peace ✌️

[@lonewolfgamingplus379]

The Celtics greatest rival but also greatest friend.. Boston always showing the greatest respect.. good to be a Bostonian when it comes to sports.. see you on the far side Kobe.. with your daughter.. thank you..

[@charlyfritz6690]

Every team is doing some kind of tribute video right now but this is the best I've seen so far, still wiping my tears...

[@MotivationAllAccess]

We miss you brother

[@FromeFmAjayD]

Classy tribute 💜💛🏀☘️

[@nickyooscar8660]

Tears literally busting out my eyes rest in pure peace to all 9 of them 🙏🙏🙏

[@davidj.m1085]

The Celtics are reminding us what Class is...

[@jeoffreymaraasin122]

We missed you so much kobe😢😭

[@iyabobassir9855]

Wonderful tribute, so moving that you honored your rival

[@joeche2651]

Still makes me cry today 😥😥

[@danyrattini406]

This vid is heartbreaking . Life's so UNFAIR.. What a simple humble man.A GIANT in N.B.A. history. We'll miss you black mamba. 😣😥😶

[@carloshernandez3442]

That something money can't buy respect and Kobe Bryant not only have from Boston o the rest of the nba the world respect you and we all cry your death rest in peace Kobe Bryant Thanks for everything the black mamba 😢🇵🇷🤴

[@darnelllakersfan24]

It feels weird seeing this .. feels like a nightmare

[@addicted2truth408]

RIGHT!!!😟😕

[@marzcollection1035]

Bro..I wake up thinking I'm dreaming...I look up Kobe and I can't believe it!

[@Ultimatum009]

naw it just dont feel real. Not good/bad, like watching a movie

[@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212]

@@Ultimatum009 Still hope this was a US government conspiration or an alien abduction, everything but death.

[@6666666662]

I wake up in the middle of the night to pee and i'm like I cannot believe Kobe's dead and I never met him for one second.

[@stylesnac7929]

I still can’t believe this happened.. so sad 😞

[@ultrAslan8881]

We will never forget you and your daughter, always stay in my heart, rest in peace legend 🙏🏼❤️

[@AcousticGround]

2:01 that Gigi’s reaction, cheering and how happy she was on that amazing shot of her dad. We miss you, Kobe.

[@kevinlove236]

As a lakers fan I can say this was classy. Much love to the Celtics family

[@edsumil917]

Boston Celtics classy organization who recognized this guy who loved the game of basketball

[@jays5926]

Classy management but trash fans

[@paulmorrison688]

@@jays5926 Easy there be nice

[@avaandkaydenceworksworld3614]

James Charles what’s you’re comment say about you? Yah clown!

[@johnrangitaawa8322]

Man I just wanna say a thank huge thank you to the Celtics fans, from a forever laker fan! Respect fam!

[@BlackMamba42]

That was so powerful.... 😥

[@philipjames751]

This Laker Kobe fan born in Los Angeles appreciates the love Boston.

[@bela7407]

Another mamba day without the legend! Legends live on forever 💛💜🕊️

[@datascientist4005]

Classy move by Boston. Mad respect

[@Filip_emo_music]

Thank you Celtics nation.

[@MrPrizziceless]

be like mike - but do it like kobe!

[@chitoim2332]

🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🍻

[@yendyvilma2681]

👍

[@geraldwallsjr8380]

Facts.... That should be copyright.. That was well said

[@ashrithjonnalagadda4330]

Legends don't die

[@Fitzy623]

As a person that loves Kobe Bryant and the Boston Celtics this tears me up. But I love it, such respect for a rival.

[@moderatedoomer2945]

This made me tear up. Not just because my favorite player of all time died (he came into the league when I was 12 and was rapidly becoming a diehard basketball fan, so we grew up together in a sense. My head knows he's not the GOAT but my purple and gold heart says he's the GOAT). This incredible gesture from the Celtics organization was truly moving and it reminds us that in basketball, you can only be great if you have great opponents. Lastly, this tribute is a reminder of how precious and tenuous life really is.

[@ericvasquez6450]

These two organizations battled wars for soo many years and the fact that the Celtics did this for him shows the class and the respect they had for one another. Thank you Boston, thank you mamba

[@jonathanfanfan6681]

As a kid growing up in Boston I was a diehard Kobe Bryant fan. I’ll never forget in 7th grade when the Lakers beat the Celtics in the 2010 finals I showed up to school proudly wearing a kobe jersey. On Sunday January 26, 2020 I was taking a nap after church & woke up at 3pm Eastern standard time & received a bunch of text messages about Kobe. I was confused especially since I woke up from a nap. Various people called my phone as if kobe were my cousin. It hit me when an old friend from middle school tweeted me “J ur favorite basketball player just died man.” I was in utter shock I was literally devastated

[@yuqiliang295]

The most heartfelt tribute to a great legend, ever.

[@crecklemon3612]

one of the greatest sportsmen ever. I love you kobe also because in your heart you always carried a pinch of Italy, since you grew up here with us. Thanks Kobe ....... Thanks Legend ❤️❤️❤️

[@choicejones5802]

Couldn't even watch the video my eyes were just pouring with tears so sad so tragic rest in peace everyone on that flight

[@PTX5]

Kudos to my team for showing respect. As a Celtics fan, most of us hated Kobe, the basketball player, but always respected and appreciated the amazing talent and human that he truly was. You'll be missed Mamba!

[@donnawoods5979]

Respect to the Celtics for this awesome tribute.

[@richardmonterrosa720]

Wow as a huge Lakers fan thank you BOSTON CELTICS Thais perhaps been the best tribute so far for all the victims that lost their lives in this horrific accident 💔

[@kikaygino6619]

2:00 Cried all over again after seeing Gigi cheered proudly for his dad on his last game ;(

[@maplesyrup3572]

The music makes me more emotional. I grew up watching Kobe and my no 8 jersey will be forever in my heart 💔❤️

[@macoyakie326]

As a CELTICS fan. A big respect to you Kobe Bryant! Rest in eternal peace kobe as well as to your daughter gigi and to other 7 victims.