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 NBA championship banner went on display Tuesday night at Staples Center as the crowning moment of the ring ceremony before the season-opening game against the Houston Rockets. (Jeff Gross / Getty Images)
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 Staples Center on Tuesday night. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)
