The Los Angeles Lakers will unveil an Elgin Baylor statue in Star Plaza outside of Staples Center on Friday, April 6. The ceremony begins at 5:30 p.m. PT, with the formal unveiling expected around 6:20 p.m.
The event is open and free to the general public, which can gather on Chick Hearn Court. The Lakers, Staples Center and AEG commissioned the creation of a 1,500-pound bronze statue that stands nearly 17 feet tall. It was created by sculptors/artists Julie Rotblatt Amrany and Omri Amrany.
Baylor joins Wayne Gretzky, Magic Johnson, Chick Hearn, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O’Neal, Luc Robitaille, Bob Miller and Oscar De La Hoya as those to be enshrined outside Staples Center.