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19-Foot Bronze Kobe Bryant Statue Unveiled Outside Lakers Arena

‘HOUSE THAT KOBE BUILT’

“For the record, Kobe picked the pose you’re about to see,” Vanessa Bryant said. “So if anyone has any issues with it, tough sh*t.”

A statue for former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is unveiled during a ceremony at Star Plaza outside of Crypto.com Arena.
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The Los Angeles Lakers immortalized Kobe Bryant with a bronze statue unveiled outside their home arena on Thursday.

The 19-foot-tall, 4,000-pound statue depicts Bryant with his right arm raised in the air and pointing, a pose captured as he walked off the court after a career-high performance against the Toronto Raptors...

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