Lakers Fan’s 8-Year-Old Shocking Prediction Around Kobe Bryant’s Statue Becomes Reality

The Black Mamba has been finally immortalized outside the Crypto.com arena and the internet continues to praise the Los Angeles Lakers for their apt choice to honor Kobe Bryant. There are several poses that the organization could have chosen, but his 81-point game sounded like the best option. However, would you be stunned to know that someone predicted this a long while back? Well, we are not speaking days or weeks or months. A Twitter user predicted the above pose for the statue exactly 2913 days ago, that is precisely 8 years.

The tweet dated January 22, 2016, said, “The more I see this image, the more I believe it’ll be the statue @ Staples Center,” with a picture of Bryant pointing his index finger toward the sky. That’s indeed one of Bryant’s many iconic poses, but predicting it to be the statue is uncanny. What are the odds of this happening? 

One of Bryant’s most career-defining performances was his 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors. In 2006, he set the record for second-highest points in a single game by an individual. 81 in the modern era is no joke and that is a game that every fan of the 5x champion will always reminisce. But this fan predicted that it would turn into a statue eight years ago. 

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What must feel better for this Twitter user is that Bryant desired to use this pose for the statue as well. He also shared that in a tweet today. The user said, “The fact that Kobe wanted the finger point from the 81-point game as told by Vanessa. Man! #ToughSh**”. That is indeed a surreal feeling which is tough to put into words. 

The Twitter user loved Vanessa Bryant’s cocky response to possible criticism 

As mentioned before, there are a lot of iconic poses that the late legend has given us. Everyone must have dreamt of different ideas. Some might be disappointed with this too. However, Vanessa tackled this problem with ease. She shared before the statue unveiling, “I’m really grateful for everyone who has helped make this special day happen. And for the record, Kobe picked the pose you are about to see, so if anyone has any issues with it, tough s***”.

We all know how this works. If Bryant wanted it himself, then there is no one denying it. That will be made as the final decision and it was. The above-mentioned Twitter user loved Vanessa’s response and that adds up to his story as well. 

 What are your thoughts on this crazy prediction? Did you see it coming too? Share your thoughts in the comments below. 

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