Lakers’ 2010 championship ring ceremony
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant kisses his championship ring as he waits for the 2010 championship banner to be unfurled in the Staples Center rafters on Tuesday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Kobe Bryant prepares to give point guard Derek Fisher a hug after Fisher introduced the Lakers’ All-Star guard during the ring ceremony on Tuesday night at Staples Center. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers players react as the 2010 NBA championship banner is unfurled in the Staples Center rafters during the team’s ring ceremony Tuesday night before their season-opening game against the Houston Rockets. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant reacts after the 2010 NBA championship banner is unveiled in the Staples Center rafters on Tuesday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
The Lakers’ 2010
Rapper Snoop Dogg makes his way to his seat before the Lakers’ season-opening game against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night at Staples Center. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers fan Desiree Engle, who won two free tickets because of her costume jersey, waits to enter