The Warriors will forgo their normal halftime routine Monday in Los Angeles to watch Kobe Bryant have his two jersey numbers retired.
“Just the experience in seeing one of the greatest players in the history of the game getting his jersey retired, and we happen to be there,” Golden State head coach Steve Kerr said after practice Saturday. “I’m not going to keep them in the locker room to watch tape of the first half. The players would look at me like I was nuts. Something interesting is going on the floor. Let’s go out there.”
Shortly after Kerr’s comments, Lakers president Jeanie Buss tweeted, “Of course they are invited! We expected they would want to pay their respects to one of the greatest to ever play in the NBA.”
Bryant will have both his No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys raised to the rafters at halftime of Monday night’s Lakers-Warriors game at Staples Center.
Connor Letourneau is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: cletourneau@sfchronicle.com. Twitter: @Con_Chron