Kobe Bryant was immortalized with a statue in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday in an emotional ceremony featuring some of basketball's all-time greats.
The Lakers unveiled the statue outside of Crypto.com Arena alongside Bryant's widow, Vanessa Bryant. The date of the unveiling — 2/8/24 — incorporates the No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys Bryant wore with the Lakers and the No. 2 that his daughter Gianna wore on her youth basketball team.
The design and pose of the statue weren't revealed until it was unveiled Thursday. It features Bryant standing in a victorious pose with his right hand held in the air from his 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors in 2006.