(CNN) The Los Angeles Lakers paid tribute to Kobe Bryant during the team's first game since the NBA legend died in a helicopter crash. During the memorial, renowned cellist Ben Hong played at center court as a video of the basketball legend appeared on the scoreboard. Here's what Bryant said:Once upon a time there was a young basketball player who had dreams of becoming one of the greatest basketball players of all-time. I wanted to be one of the best basketball players to ever play and anything else that was outside of that lane, I didn't have time for. Having that sharp focus is something that I got from the game of basketball.

Source: CNN February 01, 2020 06:33 UTC