Netflix Show 'Stranger Things' Pays Homage to Kobe Bryant

Stranger Things was first released on 15th July 2016 with season 4 volume 1 being released on 27th May, 2022.

[{"selector":"#anim-adbad7de-da30-4074-ad48-c5f94244d88c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4e484bae-67f1-437c-a11b-aeae5d90ba30","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 92.09875%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7d6b91d1-b437-4496-9ac4-062e65c5951c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bd6570aa-c47f-49ae-a43a-383b4a931431","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 174.95598%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-abeb877a-ff8a-4cbf-9a76-edff2a6d6fc0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-712f0be7-b3e8-47bd-9671-e5ad2a988b6a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 174.95598%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Lucas From Stranger Things Dawned Kobe's Jersey Number to honor the black mamba.

[{"selector":"#anim-b62e5da9-4194-450a-a031-b97c5cb1c82a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-31ea3313-bceb-455c-8a21-c90ae2d8be18","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":390,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-624ef4ef-0c73-4bf3-b72d-a7fc5cd3afcb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-113.39032%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":390,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

[{"selector":"#anim-6049b287-3e69-440f-b001-4ee6bf0ebb5e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ddc5f02e-a3a3-44d4-874c-7761a6b31c32","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f8e5e948-ce50-4dea-afe5-e7477a12898c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.14196%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Lucas was being played by Caleb McLaughlin who was a huge fan of the Laker great. Arrow

In the show, Lucas is a nerdy character who joined the basketball team to combat that.

[{"selector":"#anim-314de041-dab6-42ab-ac92-f77e47f7f530","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a4827b01-1ac0-4a46-9d3d-29c49135aa38","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d89879dd-def0-4d1a-8d04-c87bb68b2b33","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.90608%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-916cf4b8-bea7-4d84-8581-aa2792d2fd29 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(21.874999829338595%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}]

Lucas rode the bench till the last game and never got an opportunity to play.

[{"selector":"#anim-39be3774-cd9a-47c0-a86c-86e27f3cee09","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f5bac9b4-f78c-451f-be65-d71aedafafe4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f730013f-9d2f-4495-b9e7-26cbd2db8c3a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-111.42857%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

However, in the last game the episode of Vol 1, Lucas got in the game and made the game-winning shot.

Stranger Things Season 4 Vol 2 will come out on 1st July 2022 and we'll hopefully get to see more of his performance this season.

[{"selector":"#anim-2d213acd-d0e9-4736-a1f1-5f2cbf2100c5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Seeing him make the game-winner was Kobe-esque, a clear move made by the directors.

[{"selector":"#anim-a022e8b8-913f-4427-b22d-d0187a6b0778 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(11.747798202329399%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Was this one of the best ways to pay homage to Kobe on this show?

[{"selector":"#anim-e92b1d78-6a11-4d9c-b8af-2ae09b40e3a4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-53566db3-c644-4fe6-a977-8b93d8d869c3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-93505053-64ab-40ac-a41a-07999c725de2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110.63218%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0f45a399-248a-493b-82a9-60e7dea13b24 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(39.70424082291923%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

SM

SPORTSMANOR Website Learn more