Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant plays his final NBA game against the Utah Jazz on Thursday (Manila time) at Staples Center in Los Angeles. AFP
HOLLYWOOD — Seeing Kobe Bryant wear the purple and gold for one last time won’t come cheap.
Resale tickets for Bryant’s final NBA game at Staples Center here Wednesday night come at a hefty price with seats at the uppermost level of the arena going for over $700, and it doesn’t get cheaper from there.
Lower level tickets, where you have a better view of the playing court, are being sold up to $10,000 at TicketExchange.com.
Since the five-time champion announced he will retire at the end of the current season, Bryant has been given a fitting farewell at every arena during the Lakers’ road games.
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It’s no surprise than in this sprawling city of Los Angeles, the anticipation to see its longtime basketball hero don the iconic Lakers jersey for the final time is much more intense.
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According to a report from ESPN.com, LA will rename one of its train stations down to the “Kobe Station” and will start changing the signages to bear the Bryant’s name early Wednesday.
Wednesday’s game against the visiting Utah Jazz will also be the Lakers’ last this 2015-2016 season after failing to make the playoffs with a 16-65 record, the second worst in the league and good for dead last in the Western Conference.
The Lakers’ record will hardly matter, though, with all eyes on Bryant, who is one of the greatest and most thrilling players to ever set foot in the NBA.