Luka Dončić could also be new to Los Angeles, however he’s already appearing like a neighborhood.
The Lakers’ latest star stepped in to cowl the complete value of restoring a mural of Kobe and Gigi Bryant that was just lately defaced in downtown L.A. On Tuesday, based on The Guardian, Dončić donated $5,000 to a GoFundMe arrange by artist Louie Palsino, who painted the piece Mambas Eternally at 14th and Most important Streets.
“It was at all times necessary to provide again to the neighborhood,” Dončić mentioned. “They gave me a lot, so I simply need to give again.”
The Slovenian guard arrived in a blockbuster commerce with Dallas lower than three months in the past and has already helped carry the Lakers to a division title and the quantity three seed within the West. However with L.A. trailing three to 1 to Minnesota, the crew faces elimination in recreation 5 on Wednesday night time.
Bryant, a five-time champion and the Lakers’ all-time main scorer, stays a mythic determine within the metropolis. Because the helicopter crash that killed him and his daughter Gigi in 2020, murals honoring the pair have change into a staple of the Southern California streetscape—none extra beloved than the one Dončić simply helped save.
