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Santa Monica Pier To Honor Kobe, Lakers NBA Championship
Santa Monica Pier's Pacific Wheel will celebrate Kobe Bryant and the team's NBA championship win.
![Santa Monica Pier's ferris wheel will purple and gold to honor Kobe Bryant and the Lakers NBA Finals game Friday.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/753660/20201009/081512/styles/patch_image/public/los-angeles-lakers-and-legend-kobe-bryant-ferris-wheel-lights-helenasungxoxo-on-instagram-photo___09200811844.jpg)
SANTA MONICA, CA — The Ferris wheel at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier will be illuminated in purple and gold to recognize NBA champions the Los Angeles Lakers and late legend Kobe Bryant.
The Pacific Wheel will feature animations of purple and gold hearts, along with the words "Go Lakers" and the numbers 8 and 24 in memory of Bryant, who died in a plane crash earlier this year.
The display will begin at sunset, or about 6:30 p.m.
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You can watch the pier light up in Santa Monica, or you can check out the website and watch the live broadcast from home https://www.pacpark.com/live.
- City News Service and Patch Editor Nicole Charky contributed to this report.
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