Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was one of the Greatest players of all time. Kobe spent his entire 20-year career in Los Angeles and led the team to 5 NBA championships. Many consider him the Greatest Laker of All Time. Sadly, Kobe passed away in a tragic helicopter crash, along with his daughter Gianna and seven others, on January 26, 2020.

The Los Angeles Lakers made a huge announcement on Kobe Day in honor of the 18-time All-Star. The announcement has pushed Lakers? ticket prices through the roof.

Lakers? announcement overshadows Western Conference Finals rematch

Lakers announced one day after Kobe?s 45th birthday that they will unveil the statue of the Lakers legend in Crypto Arena on 2.8.2024. This date was picked to pay tribute to Kobe and Gianna?s jersey numbers 8, 24, and 2. The Black Mamba will join Lakers legends like Shaquille O?Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Magic Johnson as the players who have their statue outside the Lakers’s home stadium.

Kobe’s statue unveiling event will take place on February 8 before last season’s Western Conference Finals rematch. LeBron James and Co. will host the defending champions, Denver Nuggets, on this historic day. After an improbable run to the Western Conference Final last season, the Lakers were swept by Nikola Jokic?s Nuggets in an embarrassing series loss. LeBron and Davis will be looking to get some retribution on February 8 when both sides meet on Lakers? home court. Kobe Bryant?s statue unveiling will overshadow the Jokic-James showdown, but that comes as good news for the Lakers.

Lakers ticket prices go through the roof for the historic day

With major events lined up, February 8 is destined to be a historic day for the City of Angels for multiple reasons. So, NBA fans have already marked their calendars and started purchasing tickets, skyrocketing the ticket prices. The Lakers-Nuggets matchup, along with Kobe?s statue unveiling, has already made that day?s tickets the most expensive tickets in the 2023-24 NBA season.

The cheapest ticket prices for February 8, according to TickPick are $414 for a seat in the nosebleeds, which is almost 4 times higher than the average ticket prices. The most expensive courtside seats to witness this historic moment are going as high as $18,500. This is not the first time Lakers ticket prices have gone this high. Last season, Lakers tickets were selling at absurd prices to witness King James break Kareem?s all-time scoring record against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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2.8.24 will immortalize Kobe Bryant in Lakers’ history. The Hall of Famer continues to inspire generations with his Mamba Mentality, even after his passing. LeBron James and Co. will look to honor the legend and make this historic day even more memorable by getting a victory over two-time MVP Nikola Jokic and the reigning champions Denver Nuggets.

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