In the city of Calabasas (California, USA) a monument was erected to basketball player Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. This was announced on Instagram by the author of the monument, sculptor Dan Medina.
The athlete is depicted in the form of the Los Angeles Lakers. With his left arm, he hugs Gianna, who is holding a basketball. Father and daughter are smiling.
The monument was erected at the site of the helicopter crash in which Bryant and his daughter died in January 2020. The monument is also engraved with the names of the other seven victims of the plane crash.
The basketball player flew in a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter, which is considered one of the safest in the world. Before the crash, a dense fog hung over the area. The pilot made a collision with a hillside, no one on board survived.
During his career, Bryant played for the Los Angeles Lakers. Together with the team, he won five championship titles of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the American also has two Olympic gold medals.
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