LA Lakers dedicate record-tying NBA title to Kobe and Gianna Bryant – video report

The LA Lakers secured the NBA title on Sunday after breezing past Miami Heat in a 106-93 point victory. The Lakers coach, Frank Vogel, said Kobe and Gianna Bryant ‘guided this team the whole year’ and the victory ‘couldn’t be any more special’. MVP LeBron James took 28 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. ‘It’s one of the greatest feelings in the world for a basketball player,’ said James. It’s the first time in a decade the Lakers have won the NBA trophy and notably the first time since the death of Kobe and Gianna Bryant. Vanessa Bryant, wife of the late Kobe, posted on social media that she wished Kobe and Gianna were there to see the victory.