Before stepping onto the court for one of the most highly anticipated games of the season, Kyrie Irving took a moment to pay tribute to his late mentor, Kobe Bryant, and Bryant’s daughter, Gigi. As the Mavericks arrived at Crypto.

LOS ANGELES – Kyrie Irving needed a moment of peace long before the spectacle of Tuesday’s festivities began. The Dallas Mavericks star paid a visit to see the newest statue commemorating the legacy of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant hours before his team suffered a 107-99 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Kyrie Irving paid homage to his late friend, Kobe Bryant, when he visited the statues of him and his daughter, Gianna on Feb. 25.

While everyone was busy talking about Luka Doncic playing against his former team for the first time since getting traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving was seen visiting the Kobe and Gigi Bryant statue outside Crypto.