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Kobe Bryant's eldest daughter Natalia Bryant threw out the first pitch prior to Friday night's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves.

The Dodgers were hosting their annual 'Lakers Night', paying tribute to the 17-time- NBA champions. 

This year, LA choose to highlight Bryant specifically and fans who purchased a special ticket package received a black jersey with Dodgers and No. 8 on the front and Bryant and No. 24 on the back, the numbers Bryant wore during his 20-year career in Los Angeles.

Back in 2020, the basketball legend and his daughter Gianna were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in California.

The five-time NBA champion, who played for the LA Lakers throughout his career, threw the first pitch at Dodger Stadium back in 2000.