NBA: Lakers-Portland, the first race after Kobe Bryant’s disappearance on Sky Sport

After postponing the derby with the Clippers, the Lakers will return to the field for the first time on the night of Friday 31 January and Saturday 1 February against Portland at the Staples Center: a race full of meanings, live at 4.30 on Sky Sport Uno with the live commentary by Flavio Tranquilo and Davide Pessina

A game awaited by the whole world of sport, by Lakers fans and basketball fans. A race different from the others, the first for the yellow and violet after the tragedy that involved Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and 7 other people – who disappeared following a helicopter accident in Los Angeles. Lakers-Portland would have been one of those games that Black Mamba would not have lost at all in the world, so much so as to tell Carmelo Anthony only a few days ago that he would have been on the sidelines at the Staples Center to enjoy the show. LeBron James instead promised the world and above all to his missing friend who will do everything to collect his legacy, already from the match with the Blazers which at this point becomes a crucial step in the season and more generally in the history of the Lakers. A watershed, the first act of the yellow and violet in the post-Kobe Bryant. A moment of profound emotion, as well as a challenge in which the Lakers will want to demonstrate that they have managed to metabolize a terrible experience for the entire locker room and the management. A game that Sky Sport has chosen to follow live, with the commentary in Italian by Flavio Tranquillo and Davide Pessina at 4.30 in the night between Friday 31 January and Saturday 1 February. The appointment is on Sky Sport Uno and in reply on Sky Sport NBA, for a race that will indelibly mark the NBA history.