All in all, everything about this feels like great news. Unveiling the statue on Kobe Day in 2024 will be a great piece of symbolism as well on what has become an emotional day for fans since his passing. It’s been one year since the tragic helicopter crash took the lives of nine members of the Mambas community: Kobe, 41, and Gigi, 13 Alyssa Altobelli, 14, and her parents, John, 56, and Keri. The temporary statue was taken to the site of the crash on the second anniversary of the accident.
That statue was designed by sculptor Dan Medina, who was not commissioned, creating the piece himself. The two were previously memorialized with a statue at the site of the helicopter crash. Having Vanessa involved in the process should put any worries on that front to rest as well. 26, 2020, Kobe, 13-year-old Gianna, and six of their friends boarded a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter flown by pilot Ara Zobayan. It’s a great decision and the right call to include Gigi in the statue, however that might be. During a foggy California morning on Jan. Back in 2017, Jeanie Buss confirmed that Bryant would “someday” have a statue, though quite a lot has changed since then, obviously. The assumption was always that Bryant would get a statue even in the latter stages of his playing days.
The source tells that Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, is involved with the plans, but cautioned that an artist for the piece has not yet been chosen. The promised Kobe Bryant statue outside LA’s Arena will incorporate his daughter Gigi and – in a nod to his jersey numbers, 8 and 24 – will be unveiled by the Lakers on August 8, 2024, an inside source has told. Vaness Bryant, widow of Kobe, has also been part of the process, though it is still in the very early stages.
The even better news, though, is that the statue will also incorporate daughter Gigi, according to the Daily Mail. In news that should come with very little surprise, the Lakers are reportedly finalizing plans for a Kobe Bryant statue outside of Arena.
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