The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

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The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards went ahead as scheduled at the Staples Center on the day of the crash, but included tributes by multiple artists and groups, including host Alicia Keys opening the show with a tribute speech in which she called Staples Center "the house that Kobe Bryant built" and joining Boyz II Men to sing " It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday". [538] [539] [540]

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