Statue of Kobe and Gigi Bryant placed at crash site on anniversary

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Statue of Kobe and Gigi Bryant placed at crash site on anniversary
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A sculpture of NBA great Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna 'Gigi' Bryant was brought on Wednesday to the helicopter crash site where they perished alongside seven others on a hillside near Los Angeles two years ago.

Los Angeles sculptor Dan Medina has honored the anniversary of the deaths of Kobe and Gigi Bryant along with seven other passengers by placing a temporary statue of the two where their helicopter crashed two years ago today in Calabasas, California, U.S., January 26, 2022. REUTERS/David SwansonCALABASAS, Calif.

"On this day, the second anniversary of the accident, I decided to bring it up from sunrise to sunset and create a bit of a healing process for fans. A five-time NBA champion in his 20 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, Bryant's death at age 41 shocked the world of professional sports and sent his legions of fans into mourning.

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