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A few hours ago, I drove down to Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles to see Kobe Bryant's statue...the first of three that will be made in honor of the late and great Lakers champion.
Compared to the statues of other Lakers players (such as Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the late Elgin Baylor, as well as the L.A. Kings' Wayne Gretzky and Dustin Brown) on display at Crypto.com's Star Plaza, Kobe's monument is much more adorned—with the five championship trophies that the Mamba won during his 20-year NBA career near his feet, a quote by Kobe and his Nike logo on one side of his statue's pedestal, and Kobe's player stats and a photo of him raising an arm to celebrate his 81-point game in 2006 (directly above and below) on the other side of the pedestal.
It hasn't been publicized as to when the last two statues of the Mamba will be unveiled, but I can't wait to see them in person as well!
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