The second of three deliberate statues that includes Kobe Bryant will likely be unveiled in a non-public ceremony on Friday exterior of Crypto.com Area, in accordance with ESPN.
It’ll additionally characteristic Bryant’s daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant, who died in the identical helicopter crash that killed her father and 7 different individuals in January 2020.
The primary statue of Bryant, unveiled on February 8, depicts Bryant throughout his well-known 81-point sport towards the Toronto Raptors from 2006.
Right this moment’s statue reveal lands on a extremely vital date, 8/2/24, which represents each of Bryant’s jersey numbers, in addition to Gigi’s.
In an identical vein, the primary statue unveiling was on 2/8/24.
The third statue will characteristic Bryant carrying his No. 24 Lakers uniform, in accordance with Vanessa Bryant, and is anticipated to be unveiled sooner or later subsequent season, per ESPN.
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