The Lakers unveiled the second statue honoring Kobe Bryant outside Crypto.com Arena, featuring him and Gianna Bryant. The statue will be open to the public on Aug. 3.
In a private ceremony Friday, the Los Angeles Lakers unveiled the second of three statues dedicated to Kobe Bryant outside Crypto.com Arena, showing the Laker star with his daughter Gianna.The statue depicts the two sitting courtside at a Laker game at the arena in December 2019, less than a month before their deaths. The statue shows Kobe and Gigi sitting in the seats, with Kobe's arm wrapped around his daughter, kissing her head. Kobe and Gigi are wrapped in angel wings.
Kobe wore both 8 and 24 throughout his 20 seasons with the Lakers, while Gigi's jersey number was 2. The first statue honoring Kobe was unveiled on a similar date — 2/8/24. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Kobe Bryant statue opens up to the publicThat statue depicts Kobe walking off the court after his 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors in 2006. Shortly after the first statue was available for public viewing, some eagle-eyed fans noticed spelling errors on the plaques, which have since been fixed.
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