A new Kobe Bryant statue unveiled outside Crypto.com Arena in February appears to contain a spelling error that the Los Angeles Lakers plan to correct in the future.
“Several errors, including misspellings of Jose Calderon and von Wafer’s names on a replica of the box score affixed to the statue, went viral after a German basketball journalist posted it on social media on Monday. ” the paper said. new york post I got it.
“The errors involving Calderon and Wefer’s names were part of a replica box score carved into one side of the statue to commemorate Bryant’s 81-point game against the Raptors,” it added.
Calderon’s name was spelled “Calderson” and the word decision was spelled “decicion.” There was also a formatting error on the base side that recorded Kobe Bryant’s accomplishments.
Hmm… Kobe statue in Fehran? Calderson, VOM wafer, decision? What? 😨 pic.twitter.com/5ea6zWuXJ7
— André Voigt (@drevoigt) March 10, 2024
Lakers spokesperson Said ESPN said it was aware of the mistake several weeks ago.
“We have been aware of this issue for several weeks and are already working to fix it immediately,” a spokesperson said.
A 19-foot-tall, 4,000-pound statue dedicated to Bryant was unveiled at a ceremony in February. Phil Jackson, Stu Lantz, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Derek Fisher and Lakers owner Jeanie Buss were in attendance.
Fans gather around the newly unveiled Kobe Bryant statue outside Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 9, 2024. (Frederick J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)
Kobe Bryant tragically passed away on January 26, 2020 at the age of 41 in a helicopter accident.
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