Lakers’ top 10 Staples Center moments as Crypto.com era set to begin

1/20

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Quinn Cook, and LeBron James close their eyes during a tribute to Kobe Bryant at Staples Center on Jan. 31, 2020. 
(Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

2/20

Koby Bryant’s jerseys hang at Staples Center before a game between the Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers on Jan. 31, 2020. 
(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

3/20

Fans sit next to empty seats held in honor of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna at Staples Center on Jan. 31, 2020. 
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

4/20

Members of the Black Mambas girls basketball team sit courtside before a pregame ceremony at Staples Center honoring their teammate Gianna Bryant and their coach Kobe Bryant on Jan. 31, 2020. 
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

5/20

Anthony Davis sheds a tear during the national anthem on a night the Lakers honored the life of Kobe Bryant at Staples Center following his death in a helicopter crash. 
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

6/20

LeBron James points to the sky as Kentavious Caldwell-Pope comforts Lakers teammate Quinn Cook during a ceremony honoring the life of Kobe Bryant at Staples Center on Jan. 31, 2020. 
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

7/20

LeBron James speaks to the crowd at Staples Center during a ceremony honoring the life of Kobe Bryant at Staples Center on Jan. 31, 2020. 
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

8/20

Usher sings “Amazing Grace” during a tribute to Kobe Bryant and the eight others killed in a helicopter crash before a game between the Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center on Jan. 31, 2020. 
(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

9/20

Lakers teammates (from left) Quin Cook, LeBron James and Anthony Davis stand during a pregame ceremony honoring the life of Kobe Bryant at Staples Center on Jan. 31, 2020. 
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

10/20

Fans outside Staples Center are overcome with emotion while watching a pregame tribute to Lakers legend Kobe Bryant on Jan. 31, 2020. 
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

11/20

Joseph Hernandez, right, wipes a tear while watching a pregame tribute to Kobe Bryant with hundreds of fans standing outside Staples Center on Jan. 31, 2020. 
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

12/20

A Kobe Bryant fan carries a rose while standing across the street from the Circa LA Apartments that features a digital memorial to the Lakers star in downtown Los Angeles.  
(Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

13/20

Cellist Ben Hong performs a tribute to Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna and seven others who died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas on Jan. 26 before the start of the Lakers’ game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center on Jan. 31, 2020. 
(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

14/20

Cellist Ben Hong of the Los Angeles Philharmonic performs a tribute to Kobe Bryant at Staples Center on Jan. 31, 2020. 
(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

15/20

Lakers star LeBron James listens to the the national anthem during a pregame ceremony honoring the life of Kobe Bryant at Staples Center on Jan. 31, 2020. 
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

16/20

Boys to Men sing the national anthem before the start of the Lakers’ game against them Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center on Jan. 31, 2020. 
(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

17/20

Lakers star LeBron James watches the 24 second clock wind down to honor Kobe Bryant during a ceremony at the Staples Center on Jan. 31, 2020. 
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

18/20

The Lakers hold each other close during a performance by Usher honoring Kobe Bryant on Jan. 31 at Staples Center. 
(Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

19/20

LeBron James greets Matt Barnes before a Lakers game against the Trail Blazers on Jan. 31 at Staples Center. 
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

20/20

LeBron James holds the ball and lets the 24-second shot clock expire as a tribute to Kobe Bryant to begin a game against the Trail Blazers on Jan. 31 at Staples Center. 
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)