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Lakers Video: Kobe Bryant Welcomes Bruno Mars, ’24K Magic’ World Tour To Staples Center

Hannah Kulik
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Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY

Bruno Mars, winner of seven Grammy Awards at last month’s ceremony, including Album of the Year, has gone on record in the past that Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is his favorite basketball player. Now, Bryant is returning the compliment.

After his whirlwind and wildly successful “24K Magic” tour began in March 2017 and made stops at The Forum in Inglewood, and countless other cities, Mars announced a second leg for the tour with fast-rising star Cardi B, with whom he collaborated on the hit song “Finesse,” joining him.

Among the scheduled stops are four shows at Staples Center in October. With that, Bryant issued Mars an early welcome to the arena he called home for 20 illustrious seasons.

Staples Center tweeted Bryant’s message, during which he makes the connection between his No. 24 jersey being retired and the name of Mars’ tour:

The Staples Center shows will be the final stops on the second leg of the tour. When completed, Mars’ “24K Magic” journey will have encompassed 135 total shows.

Tickets for the Staples Center shows go on sale Friday, Feb. 16, at 12 p.m. on the Live Nation website.

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ByHannah Kulik
Hannah Kulik is a passionate NBA fan who has been writing articles on the Los Angeles Lakers for the past three seasons. Many of her articles have been picked up by other publications such as Bleacher Report and Chatsports. She focuses mostly on editorials in which she analyzes the team's player personnel and front office in order to gain insight into why the team is successful or struggling on the court. She also reports on developments around the NBA which may impact the Lakers' fortunes. She is active on Twitter where she communicates regularly with fans who write to her -- and many do. Hannah recently started posting videos on her You Tube Channel called "Laker Han" in which she breaks down recent events affecting the team at that moment. Hannah is currently a college student in her junior year, where she has appeared as an on-air television and radio personality for her campus stations. She is seriously into health and fitness and an advocate for beauty and life-style products. She is also an equestrian who competed for many years on a national scale in the Arabian horse world.