New Statue Honoring Kobe Bryant , to Be Unveiled in February.<br />ESPN reports that the Los Angeles <br />Lakers are getting ready to unveil a new <br />statue honoring the late Kobe Bryant. .<br />The team, along with Vanessa Bryant, made <br />the announcement in a video posted to the <br />Lakers' social media accounts on August 24.<br />Both Kobe and his daughter, Gianna Bryant, died in<br />a Calabasas, California, helicopter crash along <br />with seven other people in January 2020.<br />On behalf of the Lakers, my daughters <br />and me, I am so honored that, right here <br />in the center of Los Angeles, in front of <br />the place known as 'The House that <br />Kobe Built,' we are going to unveil <br />his statue so that his legacy <br />can be celebrated forever, Vanessa Bryant, via ESPN.<br />ESPN reports that Kobe joins a number of other legendary <br />sports figures with statues outside the arena, <br />including Wayne Gretzky and Oscar De La Hoya.<br />ESPN reports that Kobe joins a number of other legendary <br />sports figures with statues outside the arena, <br />including Wayne Gretzky and Oscar De La Hoya.<br />According to the team, the unveiling ceremony will be held <br />outside the arena and will be "the first in a series <br />of physical tributes to honor [Bryant's] legacy.".<br />Kobe Bryant was one of the most <br />extraordinary athletes of all time <br />and one of the most iconic individuals <br />in the history of Los Angeles, Jeanie Buss, Lakers owner, via ESPN.<br />There is no better place for Kobe <br />to be honored with a statue than <br />here, at the center of our city, <br />where everyone can celebrate <br />him and be inspired by his <br />incredible achievements, Jeanie Buss, Lakers owner, via ESPN.<br />The Lakers' vice president of basketball operations and general <br />manager, Rob Pelinka, who was also Bryant's agent, called the statue , "a place on the hallowed ground Kobe created where we <br />can all gather to pay honor to a mighty and great man.".<br />ESPN reports that the unveiling ceremony will take place<br />the same day that the Lakers are scheduled to face off <br />against defending champs the Denver Nuggets.<br />ESPN reports that the unveiling ceremony will take place<br />the same day that the Lakers are scheduled to face off <br />against defending champs the Denver Nuggets
