The five most moving moments of the Kobe Bryant tribute

A last farewell, but also a celebration. More than 20,000 people paid tribute on Monday to Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi, as well as the seven other passengers killed in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles on January 26. In a Staples Center in the Lakers' yellow and purple colors, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Paul Gasol or Michael Jordan were there, as were Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Christina Aguilera on stage.

Beyoncé sings XO

Dressed in a gold suit, Beyoncé kicked off the ceremony by performing XO . "I'm here because I love Kobe and it was one of her favorite songs," launched Queen B before continuing with Halo .

WATCH: Beyonce performs with choir at memorial honoring Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant and seven others killed in January helicopter crash https://t.co/9zOQDa3qKz pic.twitter.com/6IGB5rHcE2

"I can't imagine my life without you," Vanessa Bryant heartbroken

Vanessa Bryant was 17 when she married Kobe Bryant. Holding back her sobs, she honored the lives of her "baby girl Gigi" and her "soul mate Kobe". She told how Gianna, whom her father coached in basketball, gave advice to the boys' team and told them about the famous triangle attack popularized by Phil Jackson. And then she let her tears flow while evoking future moments stolen by the accident: "We will not be able to see her go to school and teach her to drive. I can't tell her how radiant she is on her wedding day. I will never see my daughter dancing with her dad (…) I cannot imagine our life without you. "

Vanessa Bryant on her Gigi's passing: “I won't be able to tell her how gorgeous she looks on her wedding day. I'll never get to see my baby girl walk down the aisle, have a father-daughter dance with her daddy ... or have babies on her own. "

Heartbreaking doesn't describe it pic.twitter.com/HhaqKBbWry

Alicia Keys plays the Moonlight Sonata , which Bryant had learned to play for Vanessa

On stage, agent and friend of Kobe Bryant, Rob Pelinka, told this anecdote: how one night, during an away game, the Lakers star announces that he will learn to play the Sonata at Beethoven's moonlight in his ear to impress his wife. “I said to myself, 'There is no way', Kobe was not a musician and it's a difficult song. But her love for Vanessa and the determination that only the Black mamba had made this feat possible. The next day, he played the first bars for me. At the end of the week, he played the whole song to me over the phone without a single error. On stage, Alicia Keys sat on the piano accompanied by a string quartet.

Alicia Keys, accompanied by a string quartet, performs Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" on piano #KobeFarewell https://t.co/ww51ZxTqzn pic.twitter.com/KQvCmwn9H9

"I'm going to have to endure a new crying meme, " jokes Michael Jordan in tears

Michael Jordan knows he'll be dealing with another crying meme for years #KobeFarewell https://t.co/ww51ZxBPaN pic.twitter.com/YQLdzRMN7G

"It surprises a lot of people, but we were very close friends," started Michael Jordan. “Kobe was like my annoying little brother who called me at 2 or 3 am to talk about footwork technique and sometimes about (the attack) in a triangle. With his face streaming with tears, MJ ended with the best joke of the ceremony: "I will have to endure a new crying meme ", reference to this image that is already circulating a lot where the former Dream Team is in tears.

Shaquille O'Neal tells how Kobe never passed the ball

He won three champion rings with Kobe Bryant. Shaquille O'Neal shared how their teammates once complained because "Kobe never passed the ball". "I told him '' Kobe, there is no letter 'i' (I) in the word 'team'". He replied, "I know, but there are the letters 'ME' in 'motherfucker'" "Shaq has finally promised to teach Kobe Bryant's daughters all of their dad's basketball moves." But I promise that I will not teach them my free throw technique. ”

💜💛 Shaq had a talk with Kobe when Kobe wasn't passing him the ball: Shaq: “Hey Kobe, there's no I in team.” Kobe: “Yeah but there's a M .. E .. in that motherf ** ker😂😂 # KobeFarewell # MambaMentality pic.twitter.com/IcQ5amjg0Z

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