How Kobe Bryant spent his last moments as a Laker after epic finale

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea may rival Jack Nicholson and Leonardo DiCaprio when it comes to his level of Los Angeles Laker fandom. He's even performed National Anthem duties on previous occasions. But not even those bona fides can save him 

Flea played the national anthem at Kobe Bryant's final game as a Los Angeles Laker, and many people wish he hadn't. The bass player for the Red Hot Chili Peppers plugged is axe in and did a Jimi Hendrix-y version of the Star Spangled Banner, complete 

When a sports event becomes so big that it produces a flood of coverage, as Kobe Bryant's season-long goodbye tour has, it's easy for pundits and reporters to end up in awkward positions simply by virtue of having had to say so much for so long about

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea may rival Jack Nicholson and Leonardo DiCaprio when it comes to his level of Los Angeles Laker fandom. He's even performed National Anthem duties on previous occasions. But not even those bona fides can save him 

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea may rival Jack Nicholson and Leonardo DiCaprio when it comes to his level of Los Angeles Laker fandom. He's even performed National Anthem duties on previous occasions. But not even those bona fides can save him