An iconic mural paying tribute to the late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant has been vandalized in downtown Los Angeles.
The mural located on Main Street near West 14th Street was created by artist Louie “Sloe” Motion shortly after Kobe, Gigi and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash in January 2020.
Video recorded Tuesday morning showed graffiti spray-painted over most of the mural, which had shown the Hall of Fame basketball star kissing his smiling daughter on her head.
It is unclear exactly when the mural was vandalized or who was responsible.
A GoFundMe has been started to raise funds to help restore the iconic mural.
Kobe was scheduled to coach Gigi’s basketball team on the tragic morning of the crash.
The eight passengers and one pilot were en route from Santa Ana’s John Wayne Airport to Camarillo Airport when the helicopter entered low cloud cover, which caused the pilot to lose orientation and fly into the hillside.
