The latest Los Angeles Lakers rumors have nothing to do with the 2023-24 team or any roster building, they have to do with the greatest Laker of all time, Kobe Bryant, and how the team potentially plans to honor him.
There was never a doubt in anyone’s mind that Kobe would get a statue in front of Crypto.com Arena when he retired in 2016. As the greatest player in franchise history, it was a matter of if, not when, that statue would be unveiled for the fanbase.
Jeanie Buss herself confirmed the obvious.