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Wednesday marked the second anniversary of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna’s death. To pay tribute to the fallen stars, who passed away in a helicopter crash alongside seven others while on the way to a teen basketball tournament in 2020, an artist erected a beautiful statue in their memory.

A touching reminder. Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant were honored at the site of their helicopter crash on Wednesday, January 26, two years after their deaths.

Kobe and Gianna Bryant were memorialized in art on the two-year anniversary of their death. On Wednesday, artist Dan Medina erected a 160-pound bronze statue of the late Lakers legend and his 13-year-old daughter, at the site of thehelicopter crash that killed them and seven others on Jan. 26.

The late Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna have been memorialised with a bronze statue on the second anniversary of their death. The statue was placed at the Los Angeles site where a helicopter carrying Kobe, Gianna and seven other passengers crashed on 26 January 2020. Everyone on board tragically died in the accident, and Gianna was just 13 at the time of her death, while NBA star Kobe was 41.

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were memorialized with a bronze statue placed at the the crash site on the two-year anniversary of the helicopter collision that killed nine people.Among the many tributes for the beloved basketball star that are being shared on the sad two-year anniversary: a statue of the NBA hall of famer, and proud father of four, with Gianna that was placed at the site of the tragic accident in a mountainous area of Calabasas in Los Angeles.The sculptor, Dan Medina, inscribed,'Heroes come and go but legends are forever,' and honored the other seven victims with their names on a plaque, at the base of the statue. Tribute: A bronze statue of the Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna was temporarily erected at the site of the helicopter crash that claimed their lives, and seven others, in CalabasasThe work of art depicts Kobe looking adoringly down at Gianna, who was just 13-years-old at the time of her passing, with his left arm on her shoulder.She's depicted carrying a basketball while looking up to her father, who in real life stood at 6ft6in.

Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant are being remembered in an impressive and touching way on the second year anniversary of their deaths. The late basketball legend and his look-alike teen were sculpted into a statue that was placed at the Calabasas, CA site the helicopter they were riding in crashed on Jan. 26, 2020. Dan Medina, a Los Angeles-based sculptor is the one responsible for the touching figure, which is meant to look like Kobe and Gianna standing in their basketball jerseys and shorts while holding a basketball.