當地時間2月24日，NBA巨星科比·布萊恩特（Kobe Bryant）與女兒吉安娜（Gianna Bryant）的追思會——“生命的禮讚”（Celebration of Life），於洛杉磯湖人主場斯臺普斯中心舉行。
當天，除了有數萬名來自全球的球迷外，與科比生前亦敵亦友的沙奎爾·奧尼爾（Shaquille O’Neal）、隊友保羅·加索爾（Pau Gasol）、恩師菲爾·傑克遜（Phil Jackson），飛人邁克爾·喬丹（Michael Jordan）等NBA傳奇球星，均到場緬懷科比。
A public memorial for Lakers great Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna was held Monday at Staples Center, bringing celebrities, athletes and fans together to celebrate their lives nearly one month after they were killed along with seven others in a helicopter crash near Calabasas, Calif.
科比遺孀瓦妮莎（Vanessa Bryant）也首次在科比去世後於公開場合發表演講。
演講中瓦妮莎回憶了與丈夫和女兒相處的種種美好細節，動情之處，多次泣不成聲。在演講結尾，她說，“或許上帝也知道，在這個世界上他們離不開彼此，所以把他們一起帶走了。”
Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, spoke publicly for the first time since the crash, celebrating the memories of her husband and daughter. “God knew they couldn’t be on this earth without each other,” she said，“He had to bring them home to heaven together.”
追悼會上，傳奇巨星邁克爾·喬丹也發表了深情感人的演講，緬懷自己的摯友科比。
Michael Jordan also gave a moving speech about his close friend Kobe Bryant during the memorial.
從演講一開始，喬丹就已忍不住淚流滿面，“對於籃球，生活，和作為一位父親，科比都毫無保留，他將一切都留在了場上。”
"In the game of basketball, in life, as a parent, Kobe left nothing in the tank," said Jordan, tears streaming down his face. "He left it all on the floor."
隨後他繼續含淚說道：“我和科比是好朋友，也許讓大家感到驚訝。但科比確實跟我非常要好。科比是我親愛的摯友，他就像是我的弟弟一樣。大家總是去拿我們倆作比較，但（今天）我只想談談科比。”
"Maybe it surprised people that Kobe and I were very close friends. But we were very close friends. Kobe was my dear friend. He was like a little brother. Everyone always wanted to talk about the comparisons between he and I. I just wanted to talk about Kobe."
過去幾年，喬丹哭泣的表情包曾一度火遍全網，這次追悼會演講時，喬丹也幽默調侃科比讓自己又哭成了表情包，引發一陣笑聲：
“接下來3到4年，我將不得不看著我的另一個哭泣表情包火了……我跟我妻子說，我不想去參加追思會，因為我可不想在未來三四年時間裡看我的哭泣表情包。這就是科比對我做的好事。”
"Now, he's got me and I'll have to look at another crying meme for the next … I told my wife I wasn't gonna do this cause I didn't want to see that for the next three or four years. That is what Kobe Bryant does to me."
就是在這樣的氣氛裡，喬丹繼續回憶了許多與科比的往事。演講結尾，他表示科比的去世也令他感悟到，人應該珍惜當下。他說：“沒人知道，我們生命還剩下多少時間。這就是為什麼我們要活在當下，我們要享受當下。我們要更多的和我們的家人朋友，和那些我們所愛的人在一起。活在當下意味著，享受跟我們相遇的每個人的相處時光。”
"No one knows how much time we have. That's why we must live in the moment, we must enjoy the moment, we must reach and see and spend as much time as we can with our families and friends and the people that we absolutely love. To live in the moment means to enjoy each and every one that we come in contact with."
說到動情處，喬丹再次泣不成聲： “科比去世，我身體的一部分也死去了。”
"When Kobe Bryant died, a piece of me died."
“當我環顧這裡，環顧世界，你們的其中一部分也走了。不然你們也不會來到這裡。這些就是與我們相伴的回憶，是我們能學到些什麼的回憶。”
"And as I look in this arena and across the globe, a piece of you died, or else you wouldn't be here. Those are the memories that we have to live with and we learn from."
“安息吧，我的小兄弟。”
"Please, rest in peace little brother."
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