Kobe Bryant was no stranger to Las Vegas — PHOTOS
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant drives against Sacramento Kings player Kevin Martin in the first quarter of their NBA preseason basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009.
(K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal, File)
Kobe Bryant attends the WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday, July 27, 2019, at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. (John Katsilometes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kobe Bryant (24) of the Los Angeles Lakers goes in for a dunk past the Sacramento Kings' James Johnson during a NBA preseason game at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on Oct. 19, 2012. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
2012 USA Basketball Men's National Team player Kobe Bryan, right, shoots with a young man during practice at the Mendenhall Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas on Sunday, July 8, 2012. (Jessica Ebelhar/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
2012 USA Basketball Men's National Team player Kobe Bryant, center, stretches with teammates at the Mendenhall Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas on Sunday, July 8, 2012. (Jessica Ebelhar/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
2012 USA Basketball Men's National Team player Kobe Bryant shoots during practice at the Mendenhall Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas on Sunday, July 8, 2012. (Jessica Ebelhar/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
NBA basketball great LeBron James, foreground left, and Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant stretch following Team USA basketball practice at Valley High School Vegas on July 21, 2008, in Las Vegas. (Jason Bean / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Kobe Bryant speaks to the media after Team USA Men's Basketball practice at Cox Pavilion on Saturday, June 28, 2008, in Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant dunks in the first half of Team USA's 113-63 victory over Canada in the FIBA Americas Championship at the Thomas & Mack Center Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007, in Las Vegas. (K.M. Cannon / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Team USA basketball player Kobe Bryant (10) slams for two points during the second period of their FIBA Americas Championship series game against Venezuela at the Thomas & Mack Center Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, in Las Vegas. Team USA won 112-69. (Las Vegas Review-Journal, File)
Team USA basketball player Kobe Bryant pulls up for a jump shot during the practice held at the Thomas & Mack Center Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, in Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Review-Journal, File)
Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant (24) looks to pass around Sacramento Kings player Carl Landry during the second half of their NBA preseason basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center on Oct. 13, 2010, in Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Review-Journal, File)
Updated January 26, 2020 - 1:40 pm
Kobe Bryant, who was killed Sunday in a helicopter crash, was no stranger to Las Vegas.
Whether it was for the WNBA All-Star game exhibition game, NBA Summer League appearance or earning an MVP during the NBA All-Star weekend, all eyes seemed to be on Bryant.
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