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UNCOVERED: Vom wafer lakers forced to correct errors on statue dedicated to kobe bryant - Caught on Camera

The statue was unveiled outside the home of the Lakers in February.
The statue was unveiled outside the home of the Lakers in February. Photograph: Eric Thayer/AP

The Los Angeles Lakers say they are correcting several errors on a statue dedicated to their late star, Kobe Bryant.

A tweet by a German journalist went viral on Monday after it highlighted mistakes on the statue, including misspellings of the names of Jose Calderon and Von Wafer in a section on Bryant’s 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors. Calderon’s name is given as “Calderson” on the statue, while Von Wafer becomes “Vom Wafer”. There is also a formatting error among the Hall of Famer’s career accomplishments and a reference to a coaching “decicion”.

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