A particular week for Lakers followers simply obtained higher … the identical evening the purple and gold unveil the Kobe Bryant statue outdoors Crypto.com Enviornment, LeBron James and Co. will rock Mamba uniforms, designed by the late legend himself!

The Lakers made the announcement Tuesday morning, saying the squad would put on their Black Mamba uniforms vs. the Denver Nuggets on February 8, the identical evening the workforce will introduce Bryant’s bronze statue in Star Plaza outdoors of the sector.

Other than the jerseys trying contemporary, they’re further particular as a result of Kobe truly helped create them again in 2017 … borrowing parts from the Lakers uniform he wore throughout his rookie season in 1996-1997.

The Mamba unis, which the workforce will put on on 2/8/24 (one other nod to the legend), function a black, snakeskin-like print … and likewise embody “LA 24” on the belt, with Kobe’s quantity 8 and 24 stitched on the leg of the shorts.

It will not be the primary time the Lakers have worn the uniforms … they debuted them in January 2018. In addition they wore them once more throughout the 2020 championship season following Bryant’s tragic dying.

As cool because the uniforms are, the statue can be an enormous honor.

The truth is, with the workforce’s wealthy historical past, Kobe’s simply the seventh Laker to be honored with a statue, becoming a member of Elgin Baylor, Shaquille O’Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Jerry West and Chick Hearn.