Dodgers: Kobe Bryant's Daughter Natalia to Throw Ceremonial First Pitch for 'Lakers Night'

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(Photo : MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images) Natalia Diamante Bryant arrives for the Versace Fall/Winter 2023 fashion show on March 9, 2023, at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California.

There will be a special guest during the Los Angeles Dodgers' annual Lakers Night on Friday, where they will be facing the Atlanta Braves at the Dodger Stadium in the second game of a four-game series.

Natalia Bryant, daughter of the Los Angeles Lakers' all-time leading scorer Kobe Bryant, will be throwing the ceremonial first pitch of the game, according to the Dodgers.

The 20-year-old is the eldest among the four daughters of Kobe and his widow, Vanessa. Their second child, Gianna, also perished alongside the Laker Great in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, in January 2020.

The couple had two more daughters born after Kobe retired from the NBA - six-year-old Bianka and four-year-old Capri.

The Bryant family will also attend, per NBC Los Angeles.

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Kobe Bryant also threw the ceremonial first pitch for Dodgers

The five-time NBA champion threw the ceremonial first pitch for the Dodgers in 2000, one week after winning his first NBA championship, which began a historic three-peat for the purple and gold franchise.

Bryant was also seen cheering for the Dodgers during Game 4 of the 2018 World Series, where he announced the team's lineup to the crowd before the game.

The Dodgers plan to honor The Black Mamba by giving away a Kobe-themed Dodgers jersey with the number 8 on the front and 24 at the back alongside Bryant's name.

Some fans are already pre-selling the piece of memorabilia on eBay, where they are fetching for around $300 each.

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