My best mate has been my boy for over 15 years and the only time I have ever heard him close to tears was when he rang me to tell me about Kobe.
kingtinypanda
Omg this one looks awful too š who are they getting to make these? The first one had multiple spelling and statistical errors, this doesnāt look anything like Kobe or Gianna, hope the family likes it at least
SternballAllDay
Whoever these statue makers are these days are the ULTIMATE finessers. Rarely see any statues made that dont look like absolute shit. Kobe looks like he got the mewing filter on
nibbinoo8
colby briant
CartographerWhich252
Bruh are there good statue makers left
Ohtani-Enjoyer
Doesn’t look like Kobe at all, in fact it looks like the Gigachad meme
AttilaTheDung
Kobe looks like giga chad
BigOnionLover
Lmao it looks terrible
archerarcher0
When was the last decent statue? Holy fuck these are all so bad
NashKetchum777
Damn they must have got the statue from Temu
vrkhfkb
Name an owner cheaper than Jeannie. Girl is literally hiring the street artists on Hollywood Blvd.
ephemeralfugitive
These craftsmen really lazy af
Orpdapi
Sports statue design is not in a good place these days. Also just because something looked good in a photo or video doesnāt mean itās going to translate well to a statue in the round. The Pat Tillman one is a good example of that disconnect
Bladex20
Thats supppose to look like kobe?
chiefpiece11bkg
Lmao no way
donivantrip
not exactly leaked. the lakers posted the photo of his family with the statue a few hours ago. [https://x.com/Lakers/status/1819516252521685016](https://x.com/Lakers/status/1819516252521685016)
Saucy_Totchie
Terrible. Gianna’s head feels so disproportionately smaller than the rest of her body. Kobe looks like a homeless Gigachad.
Paralta
I’ve seen statues that look exactly like people. Is this just the art choice they chose? Because God damn lmao
Lorjack
Who are these people lmao
mauledbybear
Kobe looks like an eye witness police sketch.
avaballston22201
look like Randy Moss lol
Lizard_State2500
Oh come on dude. This looks like it was carved out of soap on TikTok in some dudeās garage. What happened to statues like The Spirit of Detroit or The Charging Bull in NYC? Even the NFL HoF busts look like shit these daysā¦
token_friend
There’s a lot to not like about this statue. And the more you look at it the worse it looks.
* Kobe’s face is a mess. It does not resemble him at all. The chin is not his. * Gigi, especially her face, looks like a madame tussauds’ wax figure. It’s creepy and doesn’t translate to a bronze statue. * The NBA chairs here look cheap and out of place. I know they’re from the photo, but they do not translate well. * The wings look like an afterthought and do not fit with the overall statue at all. They are sad wings. * Kobe’s right hand looks like its from a Dr. Seuss book. * Gigi’s right leg looks like its covered in Cellulite. * The size difference between Kobe and Gigi are all wrong and I think its why it looks like they’re a couple. Gigi is too big or kobe is too small. Gigi was like 5’4-5’5 and Kobe was 6’6. * I know they’re recreating a photo, but immortalizing gigi and kobe in a random outfit they chose to wear to a random basketball game is just weird. And it shows. * The 3 components look totally disconnected: the wings, the chairs, the statue. It looks like the wings were borrowed from elsewhere, & the chairs were brought in when they realized the statues couldn’t support themselves.
owiseone23
Can someone explain why so many sports statues look terrible? Most random statues I see in parks look way better. Is there an actual reason or is it just cheapness by the teams/laziness or incompetence by the artists?
mrpyrotec89
There’s no way they’re gonna be able to spin this one and gaslight us to believe it’s not awful like the last one.
Shaqtacious
Lakers, too cheap to commission a statue that actually looks like Kobe.
Poverty franchise š
RIP Mamba
Snowskol
Why is he sculpted in such a loving figure when he cheated on her with a woman he anally raped and apologized for?
Gaeulsae
At this point, lakers should use two first round picks for a better statue maker
dcbee55
Are they going to make a statue for the other people who die in that crash?
enblightened
they made her look like the older sister from the bernie mac show
Altruistic_Fee_3018
The Greeks and Romans walked so we could walk slower šÆ
walter_sobchak7
Can we get an action shot of the rape?
Single-Truth4885
Looks like fucking tim Thomas can they not afford better fucking statues??
Tony_Snell
Rapist shouldnāt have statues
Shoot4Teams
I donāt remember the homeless Kobe era, but I fuck with it.
manomacho
Crazy that a rapist has this much respect still and gets a statue.
beforeitcloy
Kobe Bryant the guy who raped a 19 year old?
Corgsploot
Lol what a fiasco
elefante88
Looks absolutely nothing like kobe
Spy_Fox64
Why are bronze statues always such dogshit? Is it like Greek Fire? Did we forget how to make them?
itismoo
are my expectations out of line with what is possible with this medium or are all these statues kinda amateurish?
LothCatPerson
This is legitimately disrespectful to both their memories if they donāt fix this shit before making it official.
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My best mate has been my boy for over 15 years and the only time I have ever heard him close to tears was when he rang me to tell me about Kobe.
Omg this one looks awful too š who are they getting to make these? The first one had multiple spelling and statistical errors, this doesnāt look anything like Kobe or Gianna, hope the family likes it at least
Whoever these statue makers are these days are the ULTIMATE finessers. Rarely see any statues made that dont look like absolute shit. Kobe looks like he got the mewing filter on
colby briant
Bruh are there good statue makers left
Doesn’t look like Kobe at all, in fact it looks like the Gigachad meme
Kobe looks like giga chad
Lmao it looks terrible
When was the last decent statue? Holy fuck these are all so bad
Damn they must have got the statue from Temu
Name an owner cheaper than Jeannie. Girl is literally hiring the street artists on Hollywood Blvd.
These craftsmen really lazy af
Sports statue design is not in a good place these days. Also just because something looked good in a photo or video doesnāt mean itās going to translate well to a statue in the round. The Pat Tillman one is a good example of that disconnect
Thats supppose to look like kobe?
Lmao no way
not exactly leaked. the lakers posted the photo of his family with the statue a few hours ago. [https://x.com/Lakers/status/1819516252521685016](https://x.com/Lakers/status/1819516252521685016)
Terrible. Gianna’s head feels so disproportionately smaller than the rest of her body. Kobe looks like a homeless Gigachad.
I’ve seen statues that look exactly like people. Is this just the art choice they chose? Because God damn lmao
Who are these people lmao
Kobe looks like an eye witness police sketch.
look like Randy Moss lol
Oh come on dude. This looks like it was carved out of soap on TikTok in some dudeās garage. What happened to statues like The Spirit of Detroit or The Charging Bull in NYC? Even the NFL HoF busts look like shit these daysā¦
There’s a lot to not like about this statue. And the more you look at it the worse it looks.
* Kobe’s face is a mess. It does not resemble him at all. The chin is not his.
* Gigi, especially her face, looks like a madame tussauds’ wax figure. It’s creepy and doesn’t translate to a bronze statue.
* The NBA chairs here look cheap and out of place. I know they’re from the photo, but they do not translate well.
* The wings look like an afterthought and do not fit with the overall statue at all. They are sad wings.
* Kobe’s right hand looks like its from a Dr. Seuss book.
* Gigi’s right leg looks like its covered in Cellulite.
* The size difference between Kobe and Gigi are all wrong and I think its why it looks like they’re a couple. Gigi is too big or kobe is too small. Gigi was like 5’4-5’5 and Kobe was 6’6.
* I know they’re recreating a photo, but immortalizing gigi and kobe in a random outfit they chose to wear to a random basketball game is just weird. And it shows.
* The 3 components look totally disconnected: the wings, the chairs, the statue. It looks like the wings were borrowed from elsewhere, & the chairs were brought in when they realized the statues couldn’t support themselves.
Can someone explain why so many sports statues look terrible? Most random statues I see in parks look way better. Is there an actual reason or is it just cheapness by the teams/laziness or incompetence by the artists?
There’s no way they’re gonna be able to spin this one and gaslight us to believe it’s not awful like the last one.
Lakers, too cheap to commission a statue that actually looks like Kobe.
Poverty franchise š
RIP Mamba
Why is he sculpted in such a loving figure when he cheated on her with a woman he anally raped and apologized for?
At this point, lakers should use two first round picks for a better statue maker
Are they going to make a statue for the other people who die in that crash?
they made her look like the older sister from the bernie mac show
The Greeks and Romans walked so we could walk slower šÆ
Can we get an action shot of the rape?
Looks like fucking tim Thomas can they not afford better fucking statues??
Rapist shouldnāt have statues
I donāt remember the homeless Kobe era, but I fuck with it.
Crazy that a rapist has this much respect still and gets a statue.
Kobe Bryant the guy who raped a 19 year old?
Lol what a fiasco
Looks absolutely nothing like kobe
Why are bronze statues always such dogshit? Is it like Greek Fire? Did we forget how to make them?
are my expectations out of line with what is possible with this medium or are all these statues kinda amateurish?
This is legitimately disrespectful to both their memories if they donāt fix this shit before making it official.