After lots of speculation, the Lakers finally announced on Thursday that Kobe Bryant would receive his statue. On February 8, 2024 — or 2-8-24 in honor of Kobe and Gigi — the Lakers will unveil a bronze statue for Bryant.
Vanessa Bryant made the announcement on the Lakers social media.
Kobe’s legacy immortalized.
2•8•24 pic.twitter.com/WHQBXZJ2gD— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) August 24, 2023For those without Twitter/X/whatever it’s called now, here’s the transcript of Vanessa’s announcement
“As you know, Kobe played his entire 20-year NBA career as a Los Angeles Laker,” said Vanessa Bryant in a video to fans posted at 8:24 this morning.