{"id":85622,"date":"2020-02-14T18:50:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-15T00:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=85622"},"modified":"2020-02-15T13:41:53","modified_gmt":"2020-02-15T19:41:53","slug":"lakers-fans-share-the-significance-behind-their-kobe-attire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/lakers-fans-share-the-significance-behind-their-kobe-attire\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers fans share the significance behind their Kobe attire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Nate Schwartz <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">On Feb. 10, 2020, two weeks after Kobe Bryant&#8217;s tragic death, hundreds of Lakers fans donned Kobe t-shirts and jerseys for the team&#8217;s final home game before the All-Star break.<\/p>\n<p>Medill Reports spoke with a few of the fans and asked them to share why Kobe was so meaningful to them.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 177.78% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/391610444?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Four Lakers fans sporting Kobe Bryant jerseys at Staples Center on Monday night. 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