I know it is hard for Vanessa Bryant to say goodbye to her loved ones, Kobe and Gianna as people share stories and celebrate their lives. As she continues to mourn her family members, fans are also mourning the loss of them. Today, the Staples Center will be jammed pack with people saying their final goodbyes to the late, great basketball player with a huge memorial. The memorial will be televised but there is expected to be about 20,000 people at the Staples Center. According to TMZ, law enforcement is urging fans without tickets to stay home and watch the broadcast on TV or online. The memorial will not be televised on the monitors outside of the Staples Center. It will basically go dark during the memorial. By the way, the significance in today's date and the memorial mean a lot. The 2 is for Gianna's jersey's number, while 24 is Kobe's and 20 for the years Kobe has been in the NBA and his marriage to Vanessa...2-24-20. It is unclear who will speak at the memorial at this time, but it will definitely be an emotional day. The ceremony is set to begin at 10:00 pacific time, or 1 p.m eastern. If you want to watch the memorial, the service will air in its entirety on Fox29, which is breaking into its normal programming to carry the event. Both ESPN and NBA TV will also air the ceremony live and other news networks — including CNN, ABC, and NBC News — will stream the event on their respective websites and mobile apps.
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