把时钟拨回到一个月前，科比因私人直升机坠毁而离世的消息在凌晨被推送到所有人的手机上。震惊、不敢相信和无法接受是所有人在第一时间看到此消息的感受。

经过一个月时间的冲刷，这种感受还是挥之不去。世界各地的人们用自己独有的方式来缅怀包括科比和女儿吉安娜在内的9名遇难者。同时，就在昨天，科比的追思会在斯台普斯中心举行，普特君今天就带大家回顾一下追思会全程。

这场追思会的主题是“生命的礼赞，庆祝生命的重生（A Celebration of Life）”。上图中的三个数字“2·24·20”都有着特殊的寓意。“2和24”分别指的是科比和女儿吉安娜的球衣号码，而“20”则是指科比为洛杉矶湖人队效力共20年。图中一共有24只紫金色的蝴蝶。与此同时，这次的追思会的时间也选在了2月24日，被赋予了特殊的意义。

除此之外，追思会的门票价格为每张224美元，如果购买两张，则为224美元和24.02美元各一张。这一定价也是为了纪念代表科比的24号和代表吉安娜的2号，所有的门票收益将用于Mamba＆Mambacita体育基金会。

值得一提的是，追思会举办地斯台普斯中心能够容纳2万人，但注册购票人数超过了9万人。然而，这并不能阻挡买不到票的人在斯台普斯中心外用自己的方式缅怀科比。

接下来，让我们把视线转移到斯台普斯中心内所举办的追思会，一一细数为致敬和缅怀科比和吉安娜以及其他罹难者的所有画面。

场馆内的中央舞台是精心设计的，处处细节透露着对科比的致敬和缅怀。

Inside the arena, a 24-foot-by-24-foot stage stands at center court, framed by 33,643 red roses, one for every point Bryant scored during his 20-season career with the Los Angeles Lakers.

斯台普斯中心中央舞台的尺寸为24×24，环绕其周围有33,643朵红玫瑰。每一朵红玫瑰都代表着科比在长达20年的职业生涯中为洛杉矶湖人队所得的每一分（33,643分）。

这次追思会的主持人是吉米·坎摩尔（Jimmy Kimmel），他在致开幕词时也是情难自已，眼中充满泪水。

"Well, you picked the wrong person to guide you through this, I’m going to tell you that right now," Kimmel told the packed venue. "I want to thank everyone for being here and thank you for gathering to celebrate the lives of Alyssa Altobelli and her parents, John and Keri Altobelli, Payton Chester, her mother, Sarah Chester, Christine Mauser, Ara Zobayan, Gigi Bryant and her father, Kobe Bryant."

“好吧，你们选错了人来主持这场追思会。我马上就会告诉你们”，吉米对现场的所有人说道。“我想感谢大家今天能来，能共聚一堂来赞颂阿丽莎·阿尔托贝利（Alyssa Altobelli）及其父亲约翰·阿尔托贝利和母亲凯里·阿尔托贝利，佩顿-切斯特（Payton Chester）及其母亲萨拉-切斯特，Christina Mauser，飞行员Ara Zobayan，Gigi和父亲科比·布莱恩特的生命。”

"This is a sad day but it is also a celebration of life, of their lives and of life itself in the building where those of us are Lakers fans and Kobe fans celebrated some of the best times of our lives," Kimmel said, fighting back tears. "I don't think any of us could have imagined this. Everywhere you go, you see his face, his number, Gigi's face, Gigi's number, everywhere at every intersection."

“今天是难过的一天，但同时也是赞颂生命的一天，赞颂他们的生命，赞颂场馆内的饱满生机。我们之中有湖人队的粉丝，科比的粉丝，我们在赞颂我们生命中最美好的时光”，吉米强忍着泪水说道。“我认为没有人能预料到如今这种情况。不论你们去哪，都可以看到科比的脸庞和号码，以及Gigi的脸庞和号码。在每一个路口都能看到。”

Kimmel continued, "There are hundreds of murals painted by artists who are inspired not because he's a basketball player but because Kobe was an artist too. And not just in L.A., but across the country, in Kobe's hometown, Philadelphia, in Italy, in India, Philippines, China, New York, Phoenix, Boston, for god's sake. In places where he would be booed on the court, Kobe is missed."

吉米接着说：“科比不仅仅是一名篮球运动员，还是一位艺术家，艺术家们从他的身上汲取灵感创作了与之相关的成百上千张壁画。这些壁画不仅在洛杉矶处处可见，而且还遍布美国，科比的家乡费城，意大利、印度、菲律宾、中国、纽约、菲尼克斯和波士顿，以上帝之名缅怀科比。在科比打球时曾饱受嘘声的那些地方，人们会十分想念他。”

追思会有表演嘉宾和演讲嘉宾。表演嘉宾有歌手碧昂丝、克里斯蒂娜·阿奎莱拉（Christina Aguilera）和艾丽西亚·凯斯（Alicia Keys）等。演讲嘉宾有WNBA巨星戴安娜·陶乐西（Diana Taurasi）、萨布丽娜·约内斯库、篮球之神迈克尔·乔丹、科比前经纪人罗勃·佩林卡和科比前队友沙奎尔·奥尼尔等。

开场表演由欧美流行天后碧昂丝带来，她一身金衣，演唱了《XO》和《Halo》，前一首是科比最爱的一首歌曲。

“I’m here because I love Kobe and this was one of his favorite songs,” Beyoncé said before launching into “XO,” adding, “I want you to sing it so loud that he hears your love.”

“我今天来到这里，是因为我爱科比。这是他最爱的歌曲之一”，碧昂丝在演唱歌曲《XO》之前说到。“我想让现场的你们跟着唱，这样他就能够听到你们充满爱的歌声”，她补充说。

After Beyonce finishes "Halo," she blows a kiss toward the heavens, places her hand over her heart, looks to Vanessa and mouths, "I love you."

在唱完《Halo》后，碧昂丝朝天上抛出一个飞吻，手捂胸口，凝视着瓦妮莎并对她说：“我爱你。”

在碧昂丝表演完毕之后，伴随着Maroon 5的歌曲《Memories》，现场荧屏开始放映科比生涯的一个剪辑视频。视频播放完毕后，科比的妻子瓦妮莎登台演讲。

这也是瓦妮莎自科比出事以来第一次出现在公众的视野中。在演讲时，瓦妮莎多次哽咽失语。如此坚强的她实在令人动容，现场的所有人都报以掌声来鼓舞她。来看看她都讲了些什么。

Vanessa Bryant eulogized her 41-year-old husband and their daughter with emotional remarks.

瓦妮莎·布莱恩特用动情的言辞赞颂了已故的41岁的丈夫科比和他们的女儿吉安娜。

“God knew they couldn't be on this earth without each other," Bryant said of the pair. "He had to bring them home to heaven together."

“上帝知道无法将他们两分开”，瓦妮莎说。“所以上帝不得不把他们一起带回天堂。”

She described her beloved "Gigi" as thoughtful, sweet and beautiful and mourned the milestones they would miss with the young woman she believed was destined for basketball greatness like her dad.

在致辞中，瓦妮莎赞颂她挚爱的女儿Gigi既体贴温柔，又美丽动人。瓦妮莎还对丈夫和女儿将错过的一个个里程碑表示哀悼，因为她相信Gigi在篮球方面注定会像她父亲一样成就伟大。

"I'll never get to see my baby girl walk down the aisle, have a father-daughter dance with her daddy, dance on the dance floor with me or have babies of her own," Bryant said tearfully. "Gianna would have been an amazing mommy. She was very maternal ever since she was really little."

“我再也没有机会看到宝贝女儿走进婚姻的殿堂，和她父亲跳一支舞，或和我在舞池里共舞，或者有她自己的孩子”，瓦妮莎含泪说道。“Gigi会成为一位优秀的母亲，因为她从小就具有母性特质。”

"Gigi would have most likely become the best player in the WNBA," her mother said to a round of applause.

“Gigi本十分有可能成为WNBA（美国职业女子篮球联赛）最好的球员”，瓦妮莎的这番话在现场收获了一片掌声。

Bryant also had loving words for her "soulmate," her late husband.

与此同时，瓦妮莎也对她称之为“灵魂伴侣”的已故丈夫诉说了感人话语。

"I want my daughters to know and remember the amazing person, husband and father he was," she said. "The kind of man who wanted to teach the future generations to be better."

“我想让我的女儿们认识到铭记他是一个好人，好丈夫和好父亲”，瓦妮莎说。“他是那种教导年轻一代人不断追求进步的人。”

And she had a message for him: "Babe, you take care of our Gigi," Bryant said.

瓦妮莎还寄语科比：“宝贝，照顾好我们的女儿Gigi”。

在瓦妮莎讲完话之后，篮球之身迈克尔·乔丹搀扶着她走下了舞台。之后，被称为白曼巴的WNBA巨星戴安娜·陶乐西（Diana Taurasi）和萨布丽娜·约内斯库，康涅狄格大学女篮教练杰诺-奥列马，与科比有着20年交情的罗勃·佩林卡，篮球之神迈克尔·乔丹和科比前队友沙奎尔·奥尼尔相继发表了演讲。

这里着重说下平时“神隐”的篮球之神乔丹的演讲。强硬的飞人在回顾与科比过往的点点滴滴时也不禁泪流满面。

Jordan, widely acknowledged as the greatest NBA player of all time, was in tears as he spoke of his relationship with Bryant. “When Kobe Bryant died, a piece of me died,” he said.

被公认为NBA史上最佳球员的乔丹在谈及他与科比的关系时泪流满面。“当科比去世后，我感觉身体的一部分也死亡了”，乔丹说道。

Both men were known as fierce competitors, but they also forged a bond. “Maybe it surprised people … but we were very close friends,” said Jordan. “Everyone always wanted to talk about the comparisons between he and I. I just wanted to talk about Kobe.”

虽然两人在外人眼中都是强硬的竞争者，但科比和乔丹之间也形成了一种联系。“可能这样说会让人们感到惊讶，但我们是非常亲密的朋友”，乔丹说。“每个人都在比较我们两个人，可是我今天只想谈论科比。”

Jordan added that Bryant had come to him for advice during his career. “This kid had passion like you would never know … As I got to know him, I wanted to be the best big brother that I could be.”，Jordan said.

乔丹还补充说道科比曾在打球时向科比寻求建议。“你永远不知道科比多么富有激情。随着我一步步了解他，我想成为他最好的大兄弟。”，乔丹说。

值得一提的是，乔丹很会调节现场的气氛。之后，画风一转，乔丹调侃称：“科比这次让我泪流满面...估计我可能要有另一个哭泣的表情包了...”。

“I told my wife I wasn’t going to do this because I didn’t want to see that for the next three or four years,” Jordan, 57, continued.

“我告诉妻子自己不想再哭了，因为我不想在未来三四年看到那种表情包”，57岁的乔丹继续说道。

“This is what Kobe Bryant does to me.”

“都是科比干的好事。”

最后一个出场讲话的是科比的前队友奥尼尔，他也用诙谐幽默的语言描述了自己和科比的点滴过往。

Bryant’s former teammate and fellow Hall of Fame member, Shaquille O’Neal, was next to speak. “Kobe and I pushed one another to play some of the greatest basketball of all time and I am proud that no other team has accomplished what the three-peat Lakers have done since the Kobe and Shaq Lakers,” he continued. “You were taken away from us way too soon.”

科比前队友和名人堂成员沙奎尔·奥尼尔在乔丹之后演讲。“科比和我相互激励，我们打出了一段史上最佳篮球表现。我很自豪，因为没有球队能够完成我们倆此前带领湖人夺得三连冠的壮举”，奥尼尔接着说道。“你太早离开我们了。”

O’Neal also reduced the crowd to laughter as he remembered Bryant’s fierce drive and spirit. He recalled a time Bryant complained about not getting enough passes in a game. “I said, ‘There’s no I in team,’ and he said, ‘Yeah, but there’s a M-E in motherfucker.’”

奥尼尔还谈到了科比强烈的竞争意识和精神力量，引得全场哄堂大笑。他回忆起当初在一场比赛中抱怨科比很少传球，于是他说：“团队中没有自我”，而科比则回应：“我知道，不过.....有我”

除此之外，奥尼尔在致辞中称：“我会教Natalia，Bianka，Capri（科比的其他三个女儿）所有你的招式！但我向你保证，我不会教她们罚球！”奥尼尔的这几句话让现场的所有人又哭又笑。

总之。看完追思会全程，感到满满。

最后，就用追思会上耐克的致敬视频再次缅怀科比吧。该视频没有影像，只有导语和背景声，每一个足够定义科比的关键词都能带人回到科比曾经经历的那些重要时刻。

就像人们口中讲起科比时不断重复的那个词（Inspiration）一样，虽然科比已我们远去，但他的曼巴精神（Mamba Mentality）会永远存在并激励着每一个人。再见，科比。