Kobe and Gianna Bryant Mural in Los Angeles Vandalized in Random Act
April 29, 2025
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Alex Kirschenbaum is a Newsweek reporter covering sports and entertainment content based in Los Angeles. He has in-depth knowledge of all things basketball, particularly the NBA and WNBA. Alex joined Newsweek in 2024 and also has written for Sports Illustrated, Men’s Journal, Hoops Rumors, Trailers From Hell, Memphis Grizzlies fan site Grizzly Bear Blues, Chicago Bulls fan sites Blog-A-Bull and Pippen Ain’t Easy, among others. He is a graduate of Northwestern University. You can get in touch with Alex by emailing a.kirschenbaum@newsweek.com. Languages: English.
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Ever since their tragic passing, Hall of Fame Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna have been commemorated in murals all across, not just greater Los Angeles, but the world at large.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 29: Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks at Staples Center on December 29, 2019 in Los Angeles,… LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 29: Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks at Staples Center on December 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
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Stunningly, one of those murals in Lakers-land has now been defaced, as Joseph Sarna of The Los Angeles Times reports.
As Serna notes, Instagram account @Kobemural revealed before-and-after footage of the mural, created by artist Loui “Sloe” Motion, located at 1361 Main Street in downtown Los Angeles.
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