Kobe Bryant Surprises Taylor Swift At Staples Center, Unveils Banner (Video)

There already was plenty of star power at the Staples Center on Friday night. Then Kobe Bryant walked onstage.

The home of the Los Angeles Lakers played host to Taylor Swift, whose concert sold out the venue for the 16th consecutive time, a Staples Center record. So during a break in the action, Bryant decided to surprise Swift with some personal congratulations.

Not only did Swift receive the gratitude of the Laker great, she also got her very own banner raised to the rafters alongside all those Lakers championships.

Needless to say, T-Swift was pretty pumped.

Congrats on record setting 16 sold out shows @taylorswift, most by any artist in the history of STAPLES Center! For that we raise a banner in your honor! #1989TourLA

A video posted by STAPLES Center (@staplescenterla) on Aug 21, 2015 at 11:07pm PDT

The screams you hear from an LA crowd when Kobe walks out onstage are so deafening you think you may have permanent hearing loss. But it was SO WORTH IT.

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Aug 22, 2015 at 2:25am PDT

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At least the arena got to hang one banner this season.

Thumbnail photo via Twitter/@JustJared