00:00 A statue of the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant is unveiled outside the Los Angeles
00:06 Crypto.com Arena on Thursday, February 8.
00:09 The biggest names in Lakers history are in attendance, including Magic Johnson, Kareem
00:13 Abdul-Jabbar and former head coach Phil Jackson.
00:17 Abdul-Jabbar and Jackson spoke at the ceremony, along with Lakers controlling owner Jeannie
00:21 Buss and Kobe's widow, Vanessa.
00:23 In her speech, Vanessa reveals a plan to have three statues of her late husband around the
00:28 arena.
00:29 The two other statues will depict Kobe wearing his number 24 jersey and the third will be
00:33 of Kobe and his daughter, Gianna.
00:35 The date of the ceremony, February 8, 2024, is symbolic.
00:40 Number 2 was the jersey number of Kobe's daughter and aspiring basketball player Gianna,
00:44 and Kobe wore both numbers 8 and 24 during his career.
00:47 Kobe, Gianna and seven others were killed January 26, 2020, in a helicopter crash.
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