There are only four players in the NBA who have held retirement tours, they are Havlicek, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jordan and Kobe Bryant (Wade's jersey exchange ceremony is not counted), the media was not developed enough during the Havlicek era, and the main way to pay tribute to the league at that time was to put up a large poster on each away game, and then Abdul-Jabbar received nearly 20 honorary trophies when he retired, and then Jordan treated each away from home with a team celebrity speech and a farewell ceremony for Riley to retire his No. 23 jersey and All-Star farewell ceremony, Similarly, Kobe Bryant enjoyed similar treatment in his final year!
1st place: DeRozan, after the game on December 7th, gifts: a pair of sneakers and a hat!
Although the season has just begun, this is Kobe's last visit to the Toronto Raptors, DeRozan has regarded Kobe as an idol since he was a child, so after the game, DeRozan came to the visiting team's locker room to personally give Kobe Bryant a gift he carefully prepared, which is a pair of sneakers and a hat, which is full of Kobe's great achievements in his career, including 81 points against the Raptors.
DeRozan has always been one of Kobe's biggest fans
Second place: Celtic, after the game on December 30, gift: a piece of the Celtics' home floor!
This is the last time Kobe Bryant was a guest at the North Shore Garden Center, the home of the Celtics, the Celtics and the Lakers can be said to be old enemies, Baylor West vs. Bill Russell in the 60s, Magic vs. Larry Bird in the 80s, and the same is true for the yellow-green competition from 08 to 10, when Abdul-Jabbar retired, the Celtics gave Abdul-Jabbar a Celtics home floor, so when Kobe retired in 16, the Celtics also gave the same treatment, and this floor was handed over to Kobe by Danny Angie, In addition to the Kobe Bryant and Celtics logos, there is also this sentence on it: Thank you for every magical performance in the Celtics' home court!
Celtic sent to the team floor
3rd place: Chris Paul, tribute dinner on February 16, gift: a cane!
After the 2016 All-Star Game, Wade, Paul and Anton Niu joined hands in the Four to invite Kobe, in addition to the NBA repeated matches, they also established a tacit relationship in the Olympic dream team, so before the dinner began, Chris Paul took the lead in expressing his position, and after a tribute and blessing message, Paul took out a custom cane with No. 8 and No. 24, and Paul joked that he hoped that Kobe Bryant could use it when he was old.
4th place: Dwayne Wade, February 16th tribute dinner, present: Black Mamba dressing gown!
Since Paul mentioned Kobe Bryant's jersey number, Wade can only start with the black mamba spirit, Wade first recalled Kobe's motivation for himself and the past when the two competed against each other, and then Wade took out a gift box from behind and took out the black mamba nightgown, Wade also teased to Vanessa: When Kobe Bryant wears this nightgown, you will definitely experience a different feeling. The scene instantly raised a cheerful atmosphere.
Unlike Jordan Kobe, there was a period of peak overlap between Kobe and Wade
5th place: Carmelo Anthony, tribute dinner on February 16, gift: a bottle of red wine!
The three gifts must not be repeated, Paul mentioned the Kobe jersey number, Wade mentioned the Kobe black mamba spirit, so it was more difficult to get to Anthony here, I saw Anthony pick up a bottle of red wine, just when everyone was inexplicably Anthony solved the puzzle, this is a bottle of red wine brewed in 1996 from Italy, you must know that Kobe Bryant has lived in Italy since he was a child, and then moved back to United States from Italy until he was 13 years old in 1991, and then Kobe entered the NBA in 1996, So such a gift is very special, Kobe Bryant said: I am a little reluctant to drink it, it is so meaningful!
Anthony has a heart for this gift
6th place: Thunder, pre-game on April 11, gift: a book!
This is the penultimate game of Kobe's career, when the Thunder specially arranged a Kobe-themed room, which was full of Kobe Bryant's poster pictures on the wall, and then before the game, Durant and Wei Major Kobe Bryant invited to this room, and after a burst of blessings, the two gave the Thunder a gift carefully prepared by the whole team: a book!
This book is full of blessings from all the Thunder players to Kobe, and the second half of the book also has photos of each player of the Thunder and Kobe, which is quite attentive.
7th place: Michael Jordan, '16 offseason, gift: 60 pairs of AJ sneakers!
Kobe Bryant is Jordan's most optimistic junior and friend, so Jordan will definitely say something after Kobe retires, just when all the fans in the outside world are looking forward to it, Kobe himself announced the answer, he uploaded a photo full of Jordan AJ's signed shoes, and then attached the words: Thank you my big brother!
There aren't many stars who can become NBA symbols, and Kobe Bryant is one of them
As early as December, when Kobe Bryant played away against the Hornets, Jordan personally recorded a video for Kobe, in which Jordan said: I have always been your fan and look forward to your next stage! Then the last Kobe Bryant finale of the regular season scored 60 points, so Jordan was also inspired, he sent AJ1 to AJ30 a total of 60 pairs of black and white sneakers, and each pair of sneakers has Jordan's personal signature, for sneaker lovers, this is undoubtedly the most precious gift!