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Why is social media buzzing about the Lakers' Kobe Bryant statue outside Crypto.com Arena?

Jeremy Cluff, Arizona Republic
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The Lakers' new statue of Kobe Bryant has some mistakes.
The Lakers' new statue of Kobe Bryant has some mistakes.

The Los Angeles Lakers' further immortalized basketball legend Kobe Bryant with a statue outside Crypto.com Arena last month.

Only people evidently forgot to use spellcheck.

The statue features several errors in the box score at its base, a box score of Bryant's 81-point against the Toronto Raptors.

Among the mistakes?

Jose Calderon and Von Wafer's names are misspelled on the statue, and there is a Coach's "Decicion" as well as some formatting errors.

Oops.

The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue to the public honoring Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 9. That statue has some mistakes, however.
The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue to the public honoring Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 9. That statue has some mistakes, however.

Social media has fun with Kobe Bryant statue mistakes

"We have been aware of this for a few weeks and are already working to get it corrected soon," a Lakers spokesperson said in a statement on Monday, according to ESPN.

But social media still had fun with the mistakes.

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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Kobe Bryant statue outside Los Angeles Lakers' Arena has big mistakes