The long-awaited design for the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ Kobe Bryant bobblehead evening was unveiled Thursday.
The Los Angeles Lakers legend’s figurine is in a batting stance and sporting a gold No. 24 Lakers jersey. The bobblehead seems to have been impressed by a photo of the five-time NBA champion throughout Lakers media day in 2009. Bryant can be sporting the Zoom Kobe 6 Protro “Dodgers” sneaker, which was formally launched in Might.
Bryant’s bobblehead will probably be given away to the primary 40,000 ticketed followers of the Dodgers’ residence matchup towards the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 8 — aka 8/8, doubling down on the quantity Bryant wore throughout the first half of his 20-year NBA profession.
Los Angeles’ bobblehead continues its pattern from earlier seasons of honoring Bryant.
Throughout its 2023 campaign, the franchise gave out a snakeskin Dodgers uniform — a nod to Bryant’s “Black Mamba” nickname — throughout Lakers Evening. The threads featured Bryant’s No. 8 on the entrance and his No. 24 on the again. Followers additionally acquired a particular Bryant Dodgers jersey final season.
Along with attending a number of video games, Bryant’s connection to the Dodgers included throwing out the first pitch in 2000 and cheering them on throughout Recreation 4 of the 2018 World Sequence at Dodger Stadium.
Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Bryant and 7 others died in a helicopter crash in January 2020.