NBA star Kobe Bryant was once the hottest star in the league, he played for the Lakers for 20 seasons, and won 5 championships, leaving an indelible mark on the NBA and even the Olympic stage, his Mamba spirit has been passed down to this day, and has influenced many current stars, and his fans are tens of thousands, it can be said that his influence in basketball is second only to the basketball god Jordan. After retiring, Kobe Bryant also achieved great success in the business world, but he was helpless to be jealous of talent, and in 2020, Kobe and his second daughter died in a helicopter accident, when he was not yet 42 years old. Now, more than four years have passed, but fans still think of Kobe Bryant often......
As the Lakers' meritorious star, the Lakers have not forgotten Kobe, and recently according to local media, the Lakers made a second statue for him in honor of Kobe, which will be unveiled outside the crypto arena. And in February of this year, the Lakers unveiled Kobe's first statue at home, which Kobe Bryant still wore the No. 8 jersey and made a one-point gesture, which was inspired by his one-sided 81-point celebration, which is still the second-highest score in NBA history.
The second statue of Kobe Bryant unveiled this time is based on Kobe and his second daughter Gianna as a model, inspired by the warm picture of Kobe and Gianna basketball on the court, the sculpture content is Kobe and Gianna sitting on a chair, Kobe Bryant holds his second daughter Gianna with his hand, and gently kisses his daughter's forehead, and Gianna snuggles in his father's arms, with a happy smile on his face, this statue highlights the father-daughter relationship between Kobe and his daughter, which is moving. Of course, after the sculpture was announced, many fans complained that the statue portrayed Kobe Bryant and Gianna too ugly, what do you think about this?
In addition, there is another news about Kobe Bryant that has been on the hot search, that is, the locker used by Kobe Bryant was auctioned for a high price of 2.9 million US dollars, more than 10 million yuan. At that time, Kobe Bryant used lockers from 2003 to 2016, and such a high price shows how influential Kobe Bryant is. The sky-high locker was almost scrapped when the locker room was removed and shipped to the garbage dump during the renovation of the Staples Center in 2018, when a worker found the locker with Bryant's name on it, put it away, and sold it to a private collector who later made a simple restoration to create the $2.9 million collection.
According to the leaks, part of the proceeds from this auction will be donated to the Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation, but the specific amount has not been announced. For such a sky-high locker, there are many fans who find it difficult to understand, some fans think that this is an ordinary cabinet, and it has been used by people who have passed away, if we are here, there are even people who shy away from such things. Of course, this can also reflect Kobe's influence and how valuable he is. What do you think about this?