--- ---  # Here's How Super Bowl 2020 Honored Kobe Bryant by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/) and [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) Feb 2, 2020 11:36 PM UTC  Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on against the Washington Wizards in the first half at Verizon Center in Washington, DC on December 2, 2015. Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on against the Washington Wizards in the first half at Verizon Center in Washington, DC on December 2, 2015.Rob Carr—Getty Images by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/) and [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) Feb 2, 2020 11:36 PM UTC Just a week after his death, the NFL is honoring [Kobe Bryant ](https://time.com/5771909/kobe-bryant-dead/)and the others lost in last Sunday’s helicopter crash at [Super Bowl LIV.](https://time.com/5768169/patrick-mahomes-super-bowl-liv/) Prior to kickoff of the championship game between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, the NFL honored Bryant and the others lost with a moment of silence. Players for both teams lined up on their respective 24-yard lines in tribute to Bryant, who wore the number 24 as a Los Angeles Laker. > [](https://twitter.com/AP/status/1224110743739674624) The retired NBA superstar was killed in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26 that also took the lives of his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and [seven others](https://time.com/5772382/kobe-bryant-helicopter-crash-victims/), a tragedy that left the sports world reeling. Sunday’s Super Bowl is the second major live event that includes tributes to Bryant. Last Sunday night’s [Grammy Awards](https://time.com/5772047/grammys-kobe-bryant/) took place just hours after news of the tragedy broke. During the show, performers and presenters shared their shock and grief. The show kicked off with a performance by Lizzo, who announced “Tonight is for Kobe.” _Want a print of TIME’s commemorative Kobe Bryant cover? Find it_ [_here_](https://www.timecoverstore.com/kobe-bryant-1978-2020-2020-02-10?linkId=81315661)_._ Here's How Super Bowl 2020 Honored Kobe Bryant ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5775560/super-bowl-2020-kobe-bryant-tributes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5775560/super-bowl-2020-kobe-bryant-tributes/"},"headline":"Here's How Super Bowl 2020 Honored Kobe Bryant","datePublished":"2020-02-02T23:36:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-30T12:50:28.988Z","description":"The late NBA star was honored throughout the game","url":"https://time.com/5775560/super-bowl-2020-kobe-bryant-tributes/","keywords":["Super Bowl topic","Kobe Bryant","clickmonsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfd139d39bbccd7af/698a099c929fad2adbbf5a00/Super-Bowl-2020-Kobe-Bryant.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Rachel E. Greenspan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfd139d39bbccd7af/698a099c929fad2adbbf5a00/Super-Bowl-2020-Kobe-Bryant.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Super-Bowl-2020-Kobe-Bryant","caption":"Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on against the Washington Wizards in the first half at Verizon Center in Washington, DC on December 2, 2015.","creditText":"Rob Carr—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/super-bowl/","name":"Super Bowl topic"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5775560/super-bowl-2020-kobe-bryant-tributes/","name":"Here's How Super Bowl 2020 Honored Kobe Bryant"}}]}] ```