Wake Up With Kobe Bryant Throwing Out The First Pitch In LA

Obviously yesterday sucked. Reags, Coley, and KMarko did an unreal job covering this tragedy and you should go read all their pieces. Kobe WAS Los Angeles. People talk about how Mike Trout could own Los Angeles if he was marketed, Kobe Bryant did that for 20 years in LA. He was a Mike Trout skill level player with ALL of the hype and fame surrounding him. He was going to absolutely kick your ass and tell you about it. Face of the NBA for a ton of people and rightfully so. No surprise you could often find him at Dodgers Stadium too, Yasiel Puig wore purple and gold batting gloves to honor his last game in 2016 and put on a show for the Mamba. This is back from 2000, Kobe and the Lakers heyday. He’s throwing out the first pitch and I don’t think I’ve seen someone have this much fun just doing a first pitch. This sucks.

RIP to Kobe, Gigi, John Altobelli, his wife Keri, and daughter Alyssa.