Artist places statue of Kobe Bryant and daughter Gigi at crash site on second anniversary of deaths

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Two years after NBA great Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi died in a helicopter crash with seven others in Los Angeles, a statue has been placed at the site for fans to pay their respects. \n

A sculpture of NBA great Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna "Gigi" Bryant has been placed on the site of their helicopter crash on a hillside near Los Angeles on the second anniversary of their deaths alongside seven others.Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash alongside his daughter Gigi and seven others on January 26, 2020

Sculptor Dan Medina was on hand to greet fans who made the 2.1-kilometre hike to pay their respects to the sports legend."On this day, the second anniversary of the accident, I decided to bring it up from sunrise to sunset and create a bit of a healing process for fans. A five-time NBA champion in his 20 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, Bryant's death at age 41 shocked the world of professional sports and sent his legions of fans into mourning.

Nicole Szuch-Dinets of Woodland Hills was one of the dozens of fans who made the trip to pay their respects."And then it popped up on my phone and we didn't believe it.Fans of the NBA great travelled to the site to pay their respects on the second anniversary of the crash.

 

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A beautiful tribute, it's heartbreaking.

😪😭❤️🫂

I’m not crying…you are 🥺🥺🥺

Very Roman!

yas I love when rapists get honored with statues 😍

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