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Have the Lakers corrected the four mistakes on the Kobe Bryant statue?

During the unveiling last February, the Los Angeles Lakers made several mistakes on the marble base of the Kobe Bryant statue outside Crypto.com Arena. Fans noticed typos in the players' names Jose Calderon And From wafers.

We have been aware of this for a few weeks and are already working on fixing it soon.a Lakers spokesman said on March 11. After several weeks, the Los Angeles franchise has already corrected these errors in the statue that reflects Kobe Bryant's pose when he scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors in 2006.

The mistakes the Lakers corrected

The mistakes were subject of massive criticism since “Black Mamba” is one of the most popular players of the Los Angeles Lakers due to the championships he has won and his services to the city, such as finding a solution to homelessness. The Lakers corrected the names of former Raptors players José Calderón and Von Wafer, originally listed as “Calderson” And “From the wafer.”

They also corrected the word that was engraved on that game's boxscore, which read: “Coach's decision' and corrected it to “Coach’s decision.”'. Finally, the Lakers also corrected the part where The successes of “Black Mamba” are evident in its 20 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers.