People across the world celebrated the legacy of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant on Sunday, famously known as Mamba Day.
The unofficial holiday, which always falls on the 24th of August, coincides with Bryant's birthday on Aug. 23, and also nods towards both of the numbers Bryant wore with the Lakers — 8 and 24.
Fans of the Black Mamba, who played for the Purple and Gold for 20 seasons and led them to five NBA Championships on his way to a Hall of Fame career, ventured across L.A. County to celebrate in a number of ways, including the third annual Mamba League Invitational basketball tournament.
The contest was held in the center of L.A. Live, just feet from two statues featuring Bryant. One of the massive statues shows Bryant and his daughter Gianna, who were both among the nine people killed in a 2020 helicopter crash.
Others gathered at some of the dozens of murals honoring Bryant across Los Angeles, including the most recently unveiled art in Redondo Beach, which shows him donned in Dodgers gear. He was a known fan of the Boys in Blue, who handed out thousands of bobbleheads featuring Kobe in early August.
More fans took photos next to the two statues featuring Bryant that were recently installed.
Bryant would have turned 47 on Saturday.
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