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Several players and millions of fans support idea of changing NBA logo to Kobe Bryant

Following the tragic death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others on Sunday morning, countless people have searched for ways to memorialize the Lakers legend. Many have participated in the memorials popping up in Los Angeles and around the globe, and at least one fan had an even bolder, more permanent idea: To change the NBA logo to Bryant’s silhouette.

The league currently uses the shape of fellow Lakers guard and the man who drafted Bryant, Jerry West — although they have, for legal reasons, never admitted it — but on Sunday, a Vancouver native identified only as Nick M.