Embarrassing situation in front of the Crypto.com Arena, formerly named Staples Center and venue hosting the Los Angeles Lakers.
At the beginning of February, the Californian basketball team unveiled a statue paying tribute to Kobe Bryant, Lakers legend (1996-2016) with whom he won 5 NBA titles.
Problem: four spelling errors appear on the signs below Bryant's imposing replica.
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The Lakers immortalized the performance of their former player on January 22, 2006. Bryant scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, the second highest total in NBA history.
The match sheet for this historic meeting was therefore sculpted, not without a few errors as noted by German journalist André Voigt on X (ex-Twitter).
Former Toronto Spanish point guard José Calderon's name became "Calderson."
Lakers backup Von Wafer became “Vom Wafer.”
Finally, two players did not participate in the match due to the coach's "decision" instead of "decision".
According to a Lakers spokesperson, the franchise has been aware "
for several weeks and is working to correct this soon
."
Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter accident on January 26, 2020 at the age of 41, is considered one of the greatest basketball players in history.