Doncic, Lakersman Done! Donates all the restoration costs of Kobe and Gianna murals..."Everything is precious to me"

Doncic, Lakersman Done! Donates all the restoration costs of Kobe and Gianna murals..."Everything is precious to me"

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"I'm willing to do anything so they can be respected."

Local media 'ESPN' reported on the 30th (Korea Standard Time) that "Luka Doncic has decided to pay for the restoration of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi's mural in downtown LA." 메이저놀이터

The mural depicts two people in memory of Kobe and his daughter Gigi (Jiana), who died in a helicopter crash in January 2020. It was first opened to the public in 2022.

The mural was recently damaged and decided to be restored, and Doncic decided to pay the estimated cost of $5,000 (about 7.1 million won) in the form of a donation.

Louis Palsino, the artist who painted the mural, was also delighted to hear the news.

"I want to thank Doncic. I'm very proud to represent LA as a player of the Los Angeles Lakers. I'm sure Kobe feels the same way. I'm sure he'll have Doncic in everyone's mind just by doing this," he said through the LA Times.

Doncic's good deed is not the first. He had donated $500,000 (about 700 million) to wildfire recovery efforts in the Los Angeles area before making his debut game after joining the Lakers in a surprise trade with the Dallas Mavericks in February.

Doncic said, "Giving back to the community is always important. They gave me so much. I want to repay them like this. Also, Kobe is LA itself. He, Zizi, L.A., and the Lakers are all precious to me. I'm willing to do anything to help them be respected."