According to a report on February 6, the Lakers officially announced that they would unveil Kobe's statue on February 8 local time, and it will be open to the public the next day. The Lakers and Hornets don't have much value in their regular season on their own, but the Hornets have an interesting connection to the Lakers. First of all, Kobe Bryant is the player selected by the Hornets, but Kobe has not played for the Hornets. The owner of the Hornets is Jordan, the only player to lead Lakers boss James in history.
Before the game, James was also asked about the Lakers building a statue for Kobe, and James praised Kobe. While James praised Kobe Bryant and the Lakers for building a statue for Kobe, fans were also discussing a topic, that is, will James be built by the Lakers? And when will the Lakers build a statue for James? And will James become the eighth person in Lakers history to have a statue?
The Lakers' history to date includes five celebrities and one legend. The five names are Baylor, O'Neal, Abdul-Jabbar, The Magician, and West. One legend is legendary commentator Cheek Hearn. The seventh statue is Kobe Bryant, the sixth player in Lakers history to have a statue.
Is the Lakers' next player to build a statue of James? At present, the Lakers have no candidates who can be built statues, after all, in addition to Magic, Kobe, Abdul-Jabbar, O'Neal, Baylor and West, the Lakers can only be called the greatest name in team history, but the Lakers have not built a statue for Chamberlain for so long, and it is obvious that they will not build a statue. So if the Lakers are going to build a statue of James, then James is the next person for the Lakers to be built a statue.
James does have a very high probability of being built by the Lakers, because he was certified as a top four player in Lakers history by Lakers owner Jeanie Buss four years ago. The top four players in team history given by Jeanie Buss are: Magic, Kobe, Abdul-Jabbar, and James. Magic, Kobe Bryant and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar all have statues, West and Baylor have them, and James is no exception.