Typos on Kobe Bryant statue corrected
Beneath the 19-foot likeness of Bryant pointing triumphantly to heaven — a re-creation of a gesture he made in an 81-point performance against the Toronto Raptors in 2006 — is a reproduction of the game’s box score. In it, two other players’ names were misspelled along with the word “decision.” On Tuesday, the Lakers fixed those errors before the team’s final regular-season game at home. L.A. wound up suffering a 134-120 loss to the Golden State Warriors. The names of Raptors guard Jose Calderon and Lakers guard Von Wafer are now spelled correctly — as is “decision” — on the base of the statue.
Source: Los Angeles Times
Source: Los Angeles Times
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Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Keep Resting in Power, Kobe Bean. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾. pic.twitter.com/QitoABR3ro – 2:55 AM
Keep Resting in Power, Kobe Bean. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾. pic.twitter.com/QitoABR3ro – 2:55 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Xavier Moon/Brandon Boston Jr./Amir Coffey/Kobe Brown/Daniel Theis lineup to start 2nd Q – 11:07 PM
Xavier Moon/Brandon Boston Jr./Amir Coffey/Kobe Brown/Daniel Theis lineup to start 2nd Q – 11:07 PM
NBA Kicks @NBAKicks
IT broke out a Nike Kobe 8 Suns PE in LA! #NBAKicks pic.twitter.com/ja4MAN2Pwo – 11:05 PM
IT broke out a Nike Kobe 8 Suns PE in LA! #NBAKicks pic.twitter.com/ja4MAN2Pwo – 11:05 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
We got a Grand Rapids vs. Flint, as well as Michigan-Michigan State battle going with Kobe Bufkin and Miles Bridges both on the floor. – 9:03 PM
We got a Grand Rapids vs. Flint, as well as Michigan-Michigan State battle going with Kobe Bufkin and Miles Bridges both on the floor. – 9:03 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
T Lue says that he wants to see Bones, Brandon, Kobe tonight.
Moussa and Jordan Miller are out. Xavier Moon will play and T Lue wants to see him too – 8:54 PM
T Lue says that he wants to see Bones, Brandon, Kobe tonight.
Moussa and Jordan Miller are out. Xavier Moon will play and T Lue wants to see him too – 8:54 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
6:41, 1Q — Kobe Bufkin and Dylan Windler have checked in for Trae Young and Garrison Mathews. – 7:52 PM
6:41, 1Q — Kobe Bufkin and Dylan Windler have checked in for Trae Young and Garrison Mathews. – 7:52 PM
Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
In some positive Lakers news, Kobe’s statue no longer has typos. AK nba.com/news/errors-ko… – 2:25 PM
In some positive Lakers news, Kobe’s statue no longer has typos. AK nba.com/news/errors-ko… – 2:25 PM
Katy Winge @katywinge
Jamal Murray told me that the late, great Kobe Bryant challenged him to make an NBA all-defensive team. Murray said Kobe knew what he was capable of offensively, but he challenged Murray to the best all around player he could be.
Last night he became the first guard this season… – 1:41 PM
Jamal Murray told me that the late, great Kobe Bryant challenged him to make an NBA all-defensive team. Murray said Kobe knew what he was capable of offensively, but he challenged Murray to the best all around player he could be.
Last night he became the first guard this season… – 1:41 PM
Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Heat have a zone going against a Wes-Bogi-Garry-Kobe-Bruno lineup. – 9:20 PM
Heat have a zone going against a Wes-Bogi-Garry-Kobe-Bruno lineup. – 9:20 PM
Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
UConn’s Kobe & KD PEs for #MarchMadness 👀 pic.twitter.com/fdQZiq7cr2 – 10:07 PM
UConn’s Kobe & KD PEs for #MarchMadness 👀 pic.twitter.com/fdQZiq7cr2 – 10:07 PM
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The planned location and the unveiling date for the other two statues — one of Bryant in his No. 24 uniform and the other with his daughter, Gianna, who also died in the 2020 helicopter crash — are still to be determined, according to a Lakers spokesperson. -via ESPN / April 9, 2024
Restoration on the Kobe Bryant statue outside of Crypto.com Arena was completed on Tuesday morning just in time for the Los Angeles Lakers’ final regular season home game against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. The 19-foot bronze statue, which was unveiled in February, needed several errors on the marble base corrected. The names of Jose Calderon and Von Wafer were initially misspelled on the replica box score from Bryant’s 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors. -via ESPN / April 9, 2024
Dave McMenamin: The Kobe Bryant statue restoration was finished this morning outside of Crypto.com Arena -via Twitter @mcten / April 9, 2024