{"id":2011448,"date":"2023-08-24T21:42:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T01:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kobe-bryant-statue-to-be-unveiled-by-lakers\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T21:42:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T01:42:51","slug":"kobe-bryant-statue-to-be-unveiled-by-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kobe-bryant-statue-to-be-unveiled-by-lakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers to reveal Kobe Bryant statue."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkobe-bryant-statue-to-be-unveiled-by-lakers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2011448&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Statue \u2062to Honor Kobe Bryant to be Unveiled Outside\u200d Crypto.com Arena<\/h2>\n<p>A statue commemorating the legendary Los Angeles Lakers star, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kobe-bryants-widow-wants-to-know-why-nike-is-making-a-shoe-she-designed-honoring-her-deceased-daughter-without-her-consent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobe Bryant<\/a>, will be revealed outside \u200dthe Crypto.com Arena next year. This tribute comes after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-thought-his-brothers-death-opened-the-door-for-him-to-run-for-office\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Thought His Brother\u2019s Death Opened The Door For Him To Run For Office\">tragic passing<\/a> \u200cof the \u2063NBA superstar and his daughter, Gianna, in January 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In an\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gina-carano-tears-up-when-daily-wire-backstage-audience-delivers-standing-ovation\/\" title=\"Gina Carano Tears Up When Daily Wire Backstage Audience Delivers Standing Ovation\">exciting announcement<\/a>, Vanessa Bryant, Kobe&#8217;s widow, shared a video \u2063with fans on Thursday morning,\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/lakers\/news\/lakers-to-unveil-kobe-bryant-statue-on-2-8-24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealing<\/a> \u200b that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-to-review-41-potentially-offensive-works-of-art-including-statues-honoring-lincoln-washington-grant\/\" title=\"Chicago To Review 41 Potentially \u2018Offensive\u2019 Works Of Art Including Statues Honoring Lincoln, Washington, Grant\">statue honoring<\/a> the \u200bfive-time champion and his 20-year tenure with the Lakers will be placed in the very\u200c location known as &#8220;the house Kobe\u2064 built.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Vanessa Bryant and the Lakers announced that a statue \u2062honoring Kobe Bryant will be unveiled outside &#8220;The House That Kobe Built&#8221; on 2-8-24 \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0OG6OhsBjy\">pic.twitter.com\/0OG6OhsBjy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1694737646919041407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Vanessa \u200dBryant \u200dexpressed her gratitude, saying, &#8220;On behalf of the Lakers, my daughters, and myself, I am <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maga-crowd-praises-trumps-endorsing-j-d-vance-in-ohio-the-right-choice\/\" title=\"MAGA Crowd Praises Trump's Endorsing J.D. Vance in Ohio: 'The Right Choice!'\">incredibly honored<\/a> that we will unveil his statue \u200bin\u200b the heart\u200d of Los Angeles, right in front of \u2064the place known as the house that Kobe built. This way, his legacy can be celebrated\u200b for eternity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The official unveiling of the statue is scheduled for February 8, 2024. Kobe \u2062Bryant will join the\u2062 ranks \u200cof other esteemed Lakers, such as Shaquille \u200dO&#8217;Neal, \u200dKareem Abdul-Jabbar, \u200dand\u2062 Earvin &#8220;Magic&#8221; Johnson, who\u200c have also been immortalized with statues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kobe&#8217;s \u200cspirit continues to inspire \u200bus every day,&#8221; said Rob Pelinka, \u200cVice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager of the Los Angeles Lakers. &#8220;Now, with the \u200bunveiling \u200cof this\u2063 powerful and beautiful statue, he will \u2062have a \u200cphysical presence \u200bas well. It will be\u200b a place on\u2064 the sacred ground that Kobe created, \u200bwhere we can all gather and pay tribute to a \u2063remarkable and extraordinary\u200d man.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The numbers 2, 8, and\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kobe-bryant-statue-to-be-unveiled-by-lakers\/\" title=\"Lakers to reveal Kobe Bryant statue.\">24 hold great\u2064 significance<\/a> for Kobe Bryant and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-federal-investigators-reveal-likely-reason-for-helicopter-crash-that-killed-kobe-bryant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">daughter<\/a>, who tragically\u200d lost their lives in\u2064 a helicopter crash in 2020. Kobe \u2064wore the Nos. 8 and 24 on his jersey \u2062throughout his illustrious career, while Gianna sported\u2063 the No. 2 \u2064during \u2064her time on the court, as noted by TMZ.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO\u2062 GET THE DAILY \u2063WIRE \u200bAPP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kobe \u2063Bryant was an extraordinary athlete and an iconic figure in the\u2062 history of Los\u2063 Angeles,&#8221; stated\u200d Jeanie Buss, Governor\u200b of the Los Angeles Lakers. \u200c&#8221;There is\u200c no better place to\u2063 honor Kobe with a\u200d statue \u200cthan\u200c here, at the heart of\u200d our city, where everyone \u2062can celebrate his incredible achievements \u200band be inspired by\u200d his legacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A statue honoring Kobe Bryant, the late Lakers star, will be revealed outside the Crypto.com Arena next year. This tribute comes after the tragic passing of the NBA legend and his daughter Gianna in January 2020. Vanessa Bryant, Kobe&#8217;s widow, shared a video with fans, announcing the location for this significant memorial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":2011449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2011448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2011448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2011449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2011448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2011448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2011448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}