Kobe Bryant Day 2020: Orange County, California officials declare Aug. 24 as Kobe Bryant Remembrance Day

Orange County, California Board of Supervisors have proclaimed Aug. 24 as Kobe Bryant Day to honor late NBA legend and Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant.

Orange County supervisors voted consistently on Tuesday to dedicate the day to the 18-time All-Star Kobe Bryant who died in January in a helicopter crash.

Kobe Bryant, a resident of Orange County, California, wore the numbers 8 and 24 during his professional basketball career, which is the reason the board decided on the date to celebrate him, Orange County Board Chairwoman Michelle Steel clarified at the recent meeting, as indicated by The Orange County Register.

Steel said she was a long-lasting Lakers fan and said that she nearly gave birth to her first child at the Forum while watching a game. She included that Kobe Bryant was a “treasured member of our community” and that she believed his contributions, including the youth sports academy he made, ought to be honored.

Per the board’s resolution, Kobe Bryant Remembrance Day would honor the basketball star by “encouraging aspiring youth to follow their dreams, and living by Bryant’s words: ‘The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.’”

There will be no official events organized by the board on Aug. 24, yet residents are urged to honor Kobe Bryant’s legacy in the manner they regard suitable, as per the newspaper.

Bryant would have praised his 42nd birthday on Aug. 23. He, alongside his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others passed on in a helicopter crash in January.

Kobe Bryant Day isn’t the only forthcoming effort to celebrate Bryant, who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. Nike will launch “Mamba Week” on Aug. 23, a week-long event with programming and product launches, as per ESPN.

The whole world lamented after Kobe Bryant’s unfortunate death, bringing about endless individuals attempting to honor their legend a way they see fit. Bryant played with the Lakers for his whole 20 years in length NBA career and settled down in Newport Beach with his wife and daughters after he retired in 2016.

Picked by the Charlotte Hornets as a Round 1 No. 13 pick, Kobe Bryant was promptly traded to the Lakers for Vlade Divac. Bryant proceeded to win five NBA championships for the team (2000-2002, 2009, 2010) and is an 18-time NBA All-Star. He wore the No. 8 jersey toward the beginning of his career yet changed to No.24 during the 2006-07 season. The Lakers have honored Bryant by retiring both of his jersey numbers.

Kobe Bryant was an 18-time All-Star who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. He wore No. 8 to begin his NBA career and switched to No. 24 during the 2006-07 NBA season until his retirement in 2016. Both of Bryant’s jersey numbers have been retired by the Lakers.

Kobe Bryant is the only player in NBA history to have two numbers retired by a similar team. The Los Angeles City Council named Aug. 24 Kobe Bryant Day in 2016 after the player’s retirement.