Richard Miranda of Baldwin Park delivers a Kobe! chant as he views a diorama dedicated to the fallen Laker near Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
Fans leave Staples Center following the the ‘Celebration of Life’ for Kobe and Gianna Bryant in Los Angeles. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
Fans leave Staples Center following the the ‘Celebration of Life’ for Kobe and Gianna Bryant in Los Angeles. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
Jaden, 10, with her father, Jay Calderon, outside Staples Center, where the ‘Celeration of Life,’ was being held. Jaden is an aspiring basketball player. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
Manuel Hernandez gets emotional listening to Vanessa Bryant’s words during the Kobe Bryant memorial outside Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
Fans who were not able to get tickets to the Kobe Bryant memorial gather outside Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
Michael Jordan helps Vanessa Bryant off the stage at the Kobe & Gianna Bryant Celebration of Life ceremony at Staples Center. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times/Los Angeles Times)
Vanessa Bryant speaks at the Kobe & Gianna Bryant Celebration of Life on Monday at Staples Center. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times/Los Angeles Times)
Crowds watch the memorial on a big screen TV near Staples Center, where the ‘Celebration of Life’ for Kobe and Gianna Bryant, is being held. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)
Daniel Aragon and Janet Navia cry as they watch the Kobe memorial on a big screen TV near the Staples Center Center, where the ‘Celebration of Life’ for Kobe and Gianna Bryant, is being held. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)
Jimmy Kimmel host the ‘Celebration of Life’ for Kobe and Gianna Bryant inside Staples Center. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
NBA players and coaches inside Staples Center for the ‘Celebration of Life’ for Kobe and Gianna Bryant. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
People outside Staples Center watch the ‘Celebration of Life’ for Kobe and Gianna Bryant on their phones. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
An image of Kobe and Vanessa Bryant is projected on the overhead screen inside Staples Center for the ‘Celebration of Life’ ceremony. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
A car honoring Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna pulls up outside the Staples Center area as fans line up for Monday’s memorial. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
A fan outside Staples Center where the the ‘Celebration of Life’ for Kobe and Gianna Bryant is being held. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
Fans queue outside Staples Center for the Bryant memorial. The NBA legend died along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash in Calabasas last month. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
Mia Tervia takes a photo of a Kobe Bryant diorama outside Staples Center by Fletcher Collins. The artist drove the diorama to L.A. from his home in Elizabethtown, N.C. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
Many of the fans wore Kobe Bryant gear for the memorial. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
People with tickets to the Kobe Bryant memorial line up along Olympic Boulevard. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
A fan shows her Kobe Bryant T-shirt outside Staples Center before the “Celebration of Life” on Monday. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
Fans take photos at a new Kobe mural on Grand at Pico -- blocks from the Staples Center. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)
Jazmine Jabi shows her nails, decorated in Lakers colors. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)
Lindsey Nolan from San Diego takes a selfie at the Kobe Bryant mural on Lebanon Street near Staples Center. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)
“I couldn’t get tickets for the memorial so I brought flowers,” said David Chen, at the Kobe Bryant mural on Lebanon Street. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)
Oliver Higgins, from Jamaica, writes a condolence message at the Kobe Bryant mural on Lebanon Street. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)
Fans gather outside Staples Center for the memorial; 20,000 bought tickets for the sold-out event. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)
An aerial view shows Staples Center and fans. Police closed the area surrounding the venue and checked tickets carefully. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
Security is tight as fans gather outside Staples Center for the “Celebration of Life” for Kobe and Gianna Bryant. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)
Mourning fans wait for the Staples Center doors to open for Bryant’s memorial. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
