Baseball Honoring Another Victim Of Deadly Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant

Don Bell reports.

THEY COULD POSSIBLY REVEAL IFTHE CHOPPER WAS HAVINGMECHANICAL PROBLEMS.DISCUSSION AROUND THELEAGUE IS HOW TO PROPER LIZHONOR KOBE BRYANT BUT JUSTDOWN THE ROAD FROM A STAPLESCENTER THERE IS ANOTHER GAMEHONORING ANOTHER VICTIM OF THECRASH.SPORTS DIRECTOR DON BELL JOINSUS NOW FROM COSTA MESACALIFORNIA WITH THAT STORY,DON.REPORTER: UKEE, LAKERS ANDCLIPPERS WERE SUPPOSE TODDPLAY TONIGHT AT STAPLES CENTERBUT NBA STEPPED IN ANDPOSTPONED THAT GAME TO GIVELAKERS MORE TIME TO MOURN.MEANWHILE HERE IN COAST AMAZEA THEY DECIDED TO TAKE ADIFFERENT APPROACH.ONE OF THE VICTIMS WAS HEADCOACH JOHN ALTOBELLI, A 27YEARS COACHING THIS BASEBALLTEAM BEHIND ME.THEY DECIDE TODD PLAY THEIRGAME HERE TODAY.JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO THEYWRAPPED UP SHOWN TOY HONORHEAD COACH WHO LOST HIS WIFEAND HIS DAUGHTER IN THE CRASHAS WELL.SO THREE OF THEM PERISH ANDTHIS IS THE SCENE, YOU KNOW,THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HERE WITHTHIS PREGAME CEREMONY AND THISIS THE SEASON OPENER FOR THEMAND THEY DECIDED TO FORGE ON.HERE'S WHY THEY DID IT.I HEARD THEM SAY THEY WANTTODD PLAY BECAUSE THAT IS WHATJOHN WOULD HAVE WANTED.THEY WANT TO PLAY FOR JOHN.WE DID LEAVE IT UP TO THEM.IT IS THEIR DECISION.THAT WAS NO HESITATION.LETS LET GUYS DECIDE.THEY CAME UP CONFIDENTLY ANDSAID JASON WE WITH LIKE TOPRACTICE TOMORROW AND WE WILLPLAY ON TUESDAY.I TOLD THEM ABSOLUTELY,ANYTHING THAW NEED WE'RE HEREFOR YOU.THAT WAS DECISION HE THEYMADE.I WANT TO ASK WHY ARE YOUHERE TODAY.WHY WE'RE HERE, AN AIRCRAFTTHERE WAS AMERICAN ONE HEROAND HE SHOWED SUPPORT TO KOBEOUR HERO SO SUPPORT FOR OURLOS ANGELES AS A COMMUNITY ANDKOBE, THE ORGANIZATION LAKERS,TO SUPPORT THEIR HERO AS WELL.REPORTER: NOW GUYS THESPORTS INFORMATION TREK OR FORTHIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS TONYALTOBELLI, YOUNGER BROTHER OFJOHN.HE JUST TOLD THE CROWDGATHERED HERE TODAY HE SAIDLISTEN WE HAVE THREE HOURS OFBASEBALL.BASEBALL'S SUPPOSED TO BE FUN.I WANT EVERYBODY TO SMILE.I WANT HAVE BEEN TO HAVE AGOOD TIME, CLAP, CHEER ANDENJOY THESE MOMENTS.THAT IS THE POWER OF THE HUMANSPIRIT ON DISPLAY HERE, DURINGSOME OBVIOUSLY VERY TRAGIC,TRAGIC, DAYS THAT ARE FOLLOWEDON SUNDAY.SO I'M AT A LOSS FOR WORDS BUTWE ARE COMING TO YOU LIVE FROM