Someone needs to tell the engravers of the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant tribute statue that the job is not finished.
On Feb. 8, the team revealed the first of three statues honoring the late Los Angeles legend outside of Crypto.com Arena. The heartwarming ceremony included his wife, Vanessa, his former coach Phil Jackson and other iconic members of the franchise.
Two more statues are expected to be built and displayed outside the venue. Before that, though, there are a few corrections that need to be made to the first one.
Several typos on the artwork have been pointed out by viewers. Three spelling mistakes can be found in the box score that celebrates Bryant’s historic 81-point game. In the engravings, the last name of José Calderón, the first name of Von Wafer and the term “Coach’s Decision” are all spelled incorrectly.
It seems like Kobe Bryant’s statue has misspelled ‘Jose Calderon,’ ‘Von Wafer,’ and ‘Coach’s Decision.’ 😬
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— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) March 11, 2024
Instead of Calderón, the figure has “Calderson,” and instead of Von, it’s spelled “Vom.” Decision is misspelled as “decicion.”
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