'Kobe and Gianna have guided this team the entire year,' Pelinka said. 'Kobe's voice is always in my head, always, every day, every minute.'
on Sunday in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, however, Pelinka had two reasons to smile.
Other members of the Lakers organization reported feeling the same way. The Lakers grieved and sought inspiration from Bryant after he helped lead them to five NBA championships and finished as the franchise’s all-time leading scorer. So much that LeBron James said"a day doesn’t go by when I don’t think about him."
"For Kobe, I know he’s looking down on us super proud," forward Anthony Davis said."When we brought out the Mamba jerseys we had a different swag. We didn’t go undefeated. But I know he would rather take this championship than a loss in a Mamba jersey. We miss him. This is definitely for him."
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