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Spelling errors on Lakers’ Kobe Bryant statue made public
The Los Angeles Lakers unveil a statue to the public honoring Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant at Crypto.com Arena. Sandy Hooper-USA TODAY

Spelling errors on Lakers’ Kobe Bryant statue made public

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert  |  Last updated 3/11/24

The proofreaders apparently missed a few errors on the new Kobe Bryant statue.

Basketball journalist Andre Voigt posted several photos to social media this week showing that there are multiple spelling mistakes on the Los Angeles Lakers’ newly-unveiled statue of Kobe Bryant outside of Crypto.com Arena.

The statue is a pose of Bryant at the end of his iconic 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors in 2006. As such, the base of the statue features an engraving of the box score for that game. Unfortunately though, a closer glance at the engraving reveals at least three misspellings.

Jose Calderon, who was a member of the Raptors at the time, has his name incorrectly spelled as “Calderson.” Additionally, the name of then-Lakers guard Von Wafer is spelled as “Vom Wafer,” and then-Raptors big man Aaron Williams is listed as a “DNP- Coach’s Decicion.”

Take a look for yourself below:

Granted, the errors are not too obvious unless you take a close look at the finer print. But for a statue of that magnitude (and one that took over four years after Bryant’s death and nearly eight years after his last NBA game to be unveiled), you would assume it to have been meticulously scrutinized for any such errors long before it came into the public eye.

The statue, which was unveiled on Feb. 8 (a nod to Bryant’s two jersey numbers of 8 and 24), does have a pretty cool story behind it. 

Nevertheless though, it will be tough for future visitors to overlook the multiple spelling errors on there now that they have gone public.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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