Just thought I'd share these images that I took at last night's NBA game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies at Crypto.com Arena (a.k.a. The Crypt). The Lakers won this game, 112-103, with LeBron James not playing due to an injury and Anthony Davis (AD) scoring 30 points and grabbing 22 rebounds in Tuesday's victory.
The biggest highlight of last night came during halftime...when the Lakers honored Pau Gasol by unveiling his retired jersey on the rafters at The Crypt, next to those of Kobe Bryant. In attendance at the game to witness this unveiling were former Lakers head coach Phil Jackson, Kobe's wife Vanessa and fellow (retired?) NBA player Marc Gasol—Pau's sibling who won a title with the Toronto Raptors in 2019.
Even if the Lakers lost this game, last night would've still been memorable. It was very emotional and nostalgic to see games that Pau and Kobe played together during their championship years in 2009 and 2010 on the Jumbotron during the ceremony—with Phil Jackson and Pau's other former Lake Show teammates like Derek Fisher, Metta World Peace and Sasha Vujacic posting video testimonials that congratulated Gasol on yesterday's achievement.
This makes me hope that LeBron and AD will win one last title here in Los Angeles before they move on in their careers, or in LeBron's case, retire from the NBA. A championship won't happen this year, but I think there are about two more years of this duo playing together...with the greatness of late 2020 hopefully being repeated before that time is up.
Oh, and all of the fans at the game last night also got a free commemorative Pau Gasol jersey (as shown at the bottom of this entry)! Happy Wednesday.
LINK: Click here for more photos that I took at yesterday's Lakers-Grizzlies game
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