By: Angela Redding
Photos: Diana Castro/Premier Photo Int’l.
Los Angeles, CA, (The Hollywood Times) 2/15/2020–“We expect the demand for tickets to attend A Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant to be extremely high. The Los Angeles Lakers and Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation are collaborating with Ticketmaster to create a safe, reliable, ticket-buying experience for their fans. Ticketmaster Verified Fan® is committed to getting more tickets into the hands of fans fairly and at face value. Ticketmaster Verified Fan doesn’t guarantee that everyone who is Verified will get a ticket, but it does level the playing field so more tickets go to fans who intend to go to the show — not ticket bots, ” said Ticketmaster
Kobe Bryant fans will have a chance to pay their respects to the late basketball superstar and his young daughter, Gianna Monday, February 24, 2020 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.
The upcoming memorial is entitled, “A Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant”
Ticket Registration Now Open
Tickets to the public memorial will go on sale Wednesday February 19th to those who have registered by 10:00 p.m., February 17th. Prices range from $24.02 to $224 each or two for $224. Naturally, the pricing and date of the memorial service represent Bryant’s Lakers jersey number 24 and his daughter’s jersey number 2.
All proceeds of the sale will be donated to Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation to further Kobe and Gianna Bryant’s legacy in youth sports. Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable.
Ticket registration can be completed at Ticketmaster Verified Fan®
Note: You need a Ticketmaster account to register.
Will there be Viewing on the Big Screens Outside of the Staples Center?
No. The Lakers organization has stated that the memorial will not be shown on exterior screens at the Staples Center. Fans without tickets are being asked to watch the event on TV at home.