New mural in Venice honors legacy of Kobe Bryant

AS WELL. KOBE BRYANT BROUGHT FIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES THROUGHOUT HIS 20 YEARS IN THE NBA AND HIS LEGACY, CONTINUING TO INSPIRE OTHERS ON THE HARDWOOD. CHECK THIS OUT. A NEW MURAL ON DISPLAY IN VENICE. IT FEATURES THE LATE LAKERS LEGEND DOING THE SHUSH CELEBRATION, WHICH WAS MADE FAMOUS WHEN HE PLAYED WITH TEAM USA. THE MURAL ALSO FEATURES THE BLACK MAMBA LOGO. >> KOBE’S HEART AND SOUL OF LA. HE 20 YEARS. THAT’S KOBE BRYANT. >> WE WERE SURPRISED BY THIS MURAL RIGHT HERE. I MEAN, IT KIND OF SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. THAT’S MAMBA.

IT’S THE MENTALITY TO BE A DOG AND JUST GET AFTER IT. AND DAY AFTER DAY. BUT HE DOES MEAN A LOT TO ME. MY FIRST BASKETBALL NUMBER WHEN I WAS A KID WAS NUMBER EIGHT. SO THAT KIND OF COULD TELL YOU HOW MUCH KOBE MEANT TO ME. AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHEC