A day like today, February 8, 2024a date containing the 8th and the 24th, Los Angeles Lakers They will turn into bronze their admiration and respect for the most influential player in the history of the franchise along with the legends Magic Johnson y Abdul-Jabbar. The statue of Kobe Bryant, whose memory is indelible and the recurring image of him in Los Angeles, is inaugurated with a private ceremony (on Friday it will be opened to the public). A little more than four years have passed after the tragic disappearance of the NBA myth in a helicopter accident with his daughter Gigi and the Lakers, who have their own Plaza of Fame next to the pavilion full of celebrities. Krypto.com Arenathey will put Kobe at the level of the consideration that their great heroes had because greatness, in America, is engraved in bronze.
The statues of Jabbar, Magic and Shaq outside the Crypto.com Arena
Elgin Baylorthe first Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Nealthe most dominant center ever, Jabbarthe stylish giant who invented a shot, Magicthe ‘Babe Ruth’ of the Lakers (the point guard who guided ‘showtime’ and rescued the team from mediocrity), Jerry Westthe NBA logo, and the journalist Chick Hearnthe announcer who broadcast 3,388 consecutive Lakers games and who changed the basketball dictionary (here terms like ‘air ball’ and ‘slam dunk’) have his statue there next to other athletes like the boxer Scar de la Hoya y Wayne Greatzkythe best player in the history of the NHL.
For me it’s going to be a sad day because Kobe isn’t going to be there.
Jerry West, Lakers legend, and GM who signed him
Now Kobewhose legacy is present in the spirit of the franchise, which is that of the NBA itself due to the sidereal dimension of its stars, joins the ‘roster’ of celebrities immortalized in a sculpture on the promenade that is located on the outskirts of the pavilion that the Lakers and Clippers still share.
Statues of Baylor, West and journalist Chick Hearn
In search of surprise, few details have been revealed about what the creation will be like. The sculpture of Jabbar represents ’33’ doing a ‘sky hook’, the indefensible shot he invented thanks to the help of a coach, George Hejdukfrom the now defunct Harlem Institute Power Memorial, where he started in basketball. If the of West It reminds us of the NBA logo in one of its usual drives, that of Shaq bursts a ring in a very recognizable throw in the most powerful pivot ever and the Magic, the first one that the Lakers inaugurated, seems willing to give a ‘no look pass’, its disconcerting countries in transition who made basketball an art, is still an unknown what the Kobe sculpture will be like.
When he arrived on the team we all knew that they were going to retire his shirt and that he was going to have a statue
Shaquile O’Neal, NBA legend and former teammate of Kobe
There are options. A jump shot? A mate from behind like the one I paid homage to LeBron James Not a long time ago? A typical gesture, stretching out your shirt to celebrate a victory? It is also not known what number to wear because Bryant He wore the ‘8’ and ’24’, in a unique case. Nobody has both shirts retired. “When Kobe arrived at the Lakers, everyone knew that they were going to retire his jersey, then we talked about how many titles he was going to win and then we knew that he was going to have the statue of him,” he said. Shaq last Tuesday on TNT. For Jerry West The ceremony will be a moment to remember him with regret. “It will be a sad day because he won’t be there.”
Anthony Davis and LeBron James, with the Black Mamba uniform
“It is an honor for us that Kobe has a statue next to the house he built,” he said. Vanessa Bryant. The family of Kobewho spent 20 seasons with the Lakers and won five titles among many other records (such as scoring in a game, 81 points), and almost certainly his close friend Pau Gasol They will be present at the event that will be held at three in the afternoon in Los Angeles, on a very special day (without rain) for the franchise, which also hosts the current champion, the Nuggets. The Lakers They will wear a uniform that they have not worn since 2020, months after the death of Bryantthe black man who paid homage to the Black Mamba and what they wore when they conquered their last ring… with the spirit of Kobe.
2024-02-08 07:05:51
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