Watch: Kobe Bryant gets huge ovation at Lakers home game

Kobe Bryant was in the house for Thursday night’s Los Angeles Lakers-Denver Nuggets game, marking the first home game of the season he attended since LeBron James joined the team.

Bryant was dressed in a suit and tie and sat courtside with his agent Rob Pelinka, who is now the Lakers’ GM.

Kobe sitting courtside. pic.twitter.com/ApQ1DDrVaf

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) October 26, 2018

The Mamba was shown on the jumbo screen at Staples Center during the game and got a huge ovation as you could imagine.

Welcome back home, @kobebryant! #MambaMentality (via @LakersTalkESPN) pic.twitter.com/OaJYLp59RN

— ESPNLosAngeles (@ESPNLosAngeles) October 26, 2018

Bryant even stuck around for the second half of the game rather than head home early. He maintained a business-like face for most of the game and didn’t celebrate much. We actually learned recently that he had a big hand in the Lakers’ front office makeover, so this may have been more of a business trip than a nostalgic one.