Los Angeles Lakers star catches 12-year-old Gaia Kimchi by surprise when he sits next to her mid-game

Now-retired Laker in attendance to see James accumulate 38,388 points, breaking a record that he held for four decades

Less than a year after losing legend Kobe Bryant in helicopter crash, LA team takes first title since led by him a decade ago to finish off pandemic-interrupted season

Former Laker among five people killed in incident, which comes hours after he was passed by LeBron James on the league's all-time scoring list