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On August 24, 8/24, at exactly 8:24 in the morning, the Los Angeles Lakers announced the specific reveal date for a statue commemorating Kobe Bryant.
In a video, Vanessa Bryant announced that the statue of her late husband will be unveiled on February 8, 2024.
Adrian Wojnarowski confirmed the news, which quickly spread throughout the NBA world.
The Lakers are unveiling a bronze statue of Kobe Bryant outside of Crypto Arena on February 8.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 24, 2023
The response to this big announcement was almost unanimously supportive.
Fans of the Lakers and even those who root against the team were happy to hear that Bryant’s statue would soon be in the world.
Some people were relieved because it seems like this process has taken a very long time.
Finally
— Kyrie Center (@kyriecenterig) August 24, 2023
Many Twitter users took note of the special date.
The statue will get its grand reveal on 2/8/24, which means that it’ll salute both of Bryant’s jersey numbers.
But it’s also a nod to the number two, which was his daughter Gianna’s number.
So on 2/8/24… that’s dope
— 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝙏 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 (@HeatvsHaters) August 24, 2023
The outpouring of support for Bryant was strong, with thousands of people calling him a legend or the GOAT.
Legend
— Tidal League (@TidalLeague) August 24, 2023
However, some people still can’t get over the name of the Lakers’ arena.
They will forever refer to it as the Staples Center.
You mean Staples Center
— Josh Reynolds (@JoshReynolds24) August 24, 2023
No matter what the arena is named, there is no doubt that it’ll be swamped with fans, press, and many big names on February 8.
Not only will the statue be unveiled on that day but the Lakers will then take on the Denver Nuggets at home that evening.
It’ll be quite a big day for the Lakers, the Bryant family, and the millions of people who love and support both.
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