The Los Angeles Lakers is set date for unveiling of Kobe Bryant and Gigi statue at Crypto.com Arena.
LAKERS’ finalizing Kobe Bryant statue that will incorporate daughter Gigi
Kobe Bryant statue to be unveiled by Lakers on August 8, 2024.
On Wednesday (Aug. 8) Daily Mail Online, announced that the Los Angeles Lakers are finalizing plans to build a Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant statue outside of the Crypto.com Arena, via ClutchPoints. The statue is expected to be unveiled to the public on August 8, 2024 in an effort to honor his jersey numbers he wore with the Lakers (8 and 24). It should be noted that the Lakers have yet to officially confirm this report as of this story's publication.
“The promised Kobe Bryant statue outside LA’s Crypto.com Arena will incorporate his daughter Gigi and – in a nod to his jersey numbers, 8 and 24 – will be unveiled by the Lakers on August 8, 2024, an inside source has told DailyMail.com,” wrote Russ Weakland and Alex Raskin.
The Kobe and Gigi statue has been expected to be built for a while. “Lakers owner Jeanie Buss previously revealed plans to erect a statue for Bryant after he, his 13-year-old daughter, Gigi, six friends and a pilot died in a helicopter crash in January of 2020.
“The source tells DailyMail.com that Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, is involved with the plans, but cautioned that an artist for the piece has not yet been chosen.”
On January 26, 2020 it’s been three years since Kobe Bryant tragically passed away in a helicopter. His daughter Gigi was also with him at the time of the accident alongside another 7 victims who also lost their lives. The news came as one of the biggest shocks in modern sports history. Kobe Bryant was one of the most beloved NBA legends who was just starting his life in retirement from the sport. During his time as a player, he was always compared to Michael Jordan for the similarities in their game and he was pretty close to winning those six NBA Championship rings throughout his career. To this day, Kobe is the closest we've ever gotten to what we all experienced with Michael Jordan.
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