Just a month after the Los Angeles Lakers honored Kobe Bryant with a statue outside of Crypto.com Arena, fans of the team have already noticed several errors listed in the etched marble base of the statue.
As pointed out by German basketball journalist André Voigt, who shared a tweet on Monday highlighting the aforementioned errors, Jose Calderon's and Von Wafer's names are misspelled in the replica box score from Kobe's 81-point game between the Lakers and Raptors in 2006.
Additionally, the word decision was spelled as “decicion,” when listing which players did not play that game due to a coach's decision.
The Kobe Bryant statue has multiple spelling errors, misspelling Jose Calderon’s name, Von Wafer’s name and coaches decision. 😳
(h/t @drevoigt ) pic.twitter.com/8k7M4SVWxs
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) March 11, 2024
According to ESPN, the Lakers have been made aware of the issues, and are already working on fixing the misspellings.
“We have been aware of this for a few weeks and are already working to get it corrected soon,” a Lakers spokesperson said in a statement.
The news arrives a month after the Lakers unveiled the 4,000-pound, 19-foot bronze statue outside their arena to celebrate the life of Kobe, who tragically lost his life in a helicopter accident back in January 2020.
For Kobe. For the die-hard Laker fans. For our family.
Mamba forever. pic.twitter.com/uExf0oEWgY
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 9, 2024
This article was originally published on Complex.com.
