On February 8, local time in the United States, an ordinary and extremely special day, the Los Angeles Lakers deliberately chose to unveil Kobe's first statue on this day, wearing the No. 8 jersey. The invincible Kobe Bryant who scored a career-high 81 points in a single game.
At the statue press conference, according to Kobe's widow Vanessa, the Lakers will erect a total of three statues for Kobe, one is the No. 8 Kobe Bryant who has been unveiled today, and there is a statue of Kobe Bryant and his second daughter Gigi who will be revealed soon.
Looking at Kobe's statue, I realized that unconsciously, time had flown by, and Kobe had been gone for 4 years. Fans miss Kobe, players miss Kobe, and former teammates miss Kobe. For example, Artest, he not only attended the on-site press conference of Kobe's statue, but also changed his avatar on his social **software to Kobe's statue ** for the first time after Kobe's statue was announced, and even tweeted affectionately to miss Kobe, writing: "Miss you, brother." ”
Atai's expression with such a heart shows how deep his brotherly love for Kobe Bryant is. You must know that Arteike is a rough and evil man with a reckless personality, temper and impulsiveness, generally speaking, he will not easily convince a person, nor will he express his emotions directly and sensationally.
Atay and Kobe, from competing opponents to teammates who won the championship together in their careers, Kobe Bryant completely conquered Atay with his unique personality charm, diligent attitude, super ball skills and eternal Mamba spirit, both as opponents and teammates.
I still remember the playoff battle between the Lakers and the Rockets in those years, although the focus was on Yao Ming vs. Kobe, but it was Artai and Battier who really played against Kobe. Atai once said in an interview: "You can only really understand how powerful and terrible he is only when you have played against Kobe." With all his skill and tenacity, he will do whatever it takes to beat you and walk away from the victory. ”
Kobe Bryant is gone, but the Mamba spirit is still there. Look forward to Kobe's next statue!