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Two years have passed since the tragic news that nine people including Kobe and Gianna Bryant were killed in a helicopter crash. A sculptor in Los Angeles placed a statue on the crash site in Calabasas, California on the two-year anniversary of the tragic events.
Artist Dan Medina said to NBC Los Angeles that he brought the 160-pound bronze statue with him on a 4 a.m. hike to the crash site in the hills above Calabasas.
🏀 Sculptor Dan Medina took a statue of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna to the site of their helicopter crash, on the anniversary of their deaths.
🙌 It includes Bryant’s quote “Heroes come and go, but legends are forever.”
👏 What a touching tribute. pic.twitter.com/WShNd3PRuz
— SPORF (@Sporf) January 27, 2022
The artwork depicts the Lakers’ legend with his arm around his daughter as she holds a ball. Both are wearing basketball uniforms. Medina added the names of the nine victims to the base of…
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