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VIDEO: Kobe Bryant Receives Loud Ovation Before His Return

Dan Duangdao
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Denver Nuggets v Los Angeles Lakers - Game 2After eight months of rehabbing his Achilles, Kobe Bryant made his first official return to the basketball court against the Toronto Raptors. With the four starters already introduced, the Staples Center turned off the lights and “The Empire Strikes Back” theme song began to play. When PA announcer Lawrence Tanter finally announced Kobe Bryant’s name, the five-time champion received a loud ovation and “Kobe! Kobe!” chants from the Staples Center crowd.

Here’s the video of Bryant receiving the loud ovation from the fans before tip-off:

http://youtu.be/wdji50yN58o

Here are two other videos from Bryant being introduced:

By Dan Duangdao
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Dan Duangdao was the managing editor at Lakers Nation (2013-16, 2018-20). He is currently the founder at LA Sports Media, Lake Show, Raiders Nation, Rams Nation, Kings Nation, Galaxy Nation, and MMA Rumors. Born and raised in Southern California and a lifelong Los Angeles sports and mixed martial arts fan, his first NBA game was Kobe Bryant and the Lakers against the Golden State Warriors with Michael Jordan in attendance during the 1998-99 NBA season. He was previously a contributor at HOOPSWORLD (now Basketball Insiders) and an NBA editor at ClutchPoints. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @DanDuangdao.
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