Jennifer Hudsonis set to pay her respects toKobe Bryantthis weekend.
TheNBAannounced on Thursday that the Oscar winner, 38, will open the2020 All-Star Gameon Sunday with a special tribute to honor the late basketball legend, his daughterGiannaand theseven other victimswho died in ahelicopter crashlast month.
When news of Bryant’sdeathat age 41 broke on Jan. 26, Hudson reacted to the shocking tragedy on Instagram, sharing a photo of the athlete.
“It’s like every time I go to sleep and then wake up somebody else is gone ! This news Hurts my heart so bad !” she captioned thepostat the time.
Other artists are set to perform throughout this year’s All-Star Game broadcast, includingChance the Rapper, who will perform a halftime show along withLil Wayne,DJ KhaledandQuavo.
Chaka Khanwill sing the U.S. national anthem, with Canadian anthem duties falling on country artistTenille Arts.
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The format of the game itself will also be reworked to honor Bryant.
For example, if one team has a winning score of 100 at the start of the fourth quarter, 124 points will become the target score for either team to win.
The team with the most points in each quarter wins $100,000 for its chosen charity, and the night’s winning team earns another $200,000.
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James, 35, previouslyopened upabout mourning the loss of Bryant and how “every game is going to be emotional” for him and his Lakers teammates moving forward.
“But time heals all, and it’s going to continue to help us every game,” Jamestold reporters earlier this month. “We’ll continue to lean on each other and lean on our crowd. Our crowd is going to be with us.”
He added: “We have to continue to push forward. That’s what he’d want us to do.”
The 69th NBA All-Star Game will air live from Chicago’s United Center on Sunday, Feb. 16, at 8 p.m. ET on TNT.
source: people.com
