• About
  • Contcat Us
  • Privacy Policy
Friday, January 22, 2021
Primenews.com.gh
No Result
View All Result
  • HomePage
  • Ghana News
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • HomePage
  • Ghana News
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
No Result
View All Result
Primenews.com.gh Logo
No Result
View All Result
Home Sports

Petition calls for Kobe Bryant to be on NBA logo

by Mutala Yakubu
2020-01-28
in Sports
Petition calls for Kobe Bryant to be on NBA logo
9
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsApp

More than a million people have backed a petition to use Kobe Bryant’s image as a new official NBA logo.

Bryant, considered to be one of the greatest basketball players in the game’s history, died on Sunday.

He and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in California.

READ ALSO: Salah, Drogba and other African sportsmen and women pay tribute to Kobe Bryant

READ ALSO

GHALCA elections: Full list of winners

Video: Hearts of Oak intensify training ahead of Berekum Chelsea showdown

The current logo was designed by Alan Siegel, and features the silhouette of another great LA Lakers player Jerry West, who is 81 years old.

No disrespect to Jerry West but I think it’s time they change that #NBA Logo pic.twitter.com/1Gbr85amQa

— 👁 AM . . (@too_smooth25) January 26, 2020

Writing on Change.org, the petition’s founder Nick M said: “With the untimely and unexpected passing of the great Kobe Bryant please sign this petition in an attempt to immortalise him forever as the new NBA logo.”

Supporters have also tweeted their own versions of the logo, mocked up with Bryant’s silhouette.

Apart from a tweak to the font in 2017, the logo for the National Basketball Association has been the same since it was first designed in 1971.

ADVERTISEMENT

It is not clear whether the organisation would consider updating its logo with Bryant’s silhouette.

West, who was also once the LA Laker’s general manager, is yet to comment on the campaign.

However, West did pay heartfelt tribute to Bryant after news of his death was confirmed, telling CBS News he felt as though he had lost a son.

Jerry West, pictured right in 2010, said the death of Kobe Bryant felt like losing a son

“This loss of Kobe, Gianna, and everyone on board, is beyond tragic and incomprehensible,” he later said in a statement. “I will love Kobe forever and always cherish the time that I spent with him.

“I watched him grow from an energetic kid into the man he became, making a difference in so many people’s life. He has left the world a better place.”

Who was Kobe Bryant?
Bryant was a five-time NBA champion who played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, as well as a double Olympic gold medallist. He retired in April 2016.

His achievements include being the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) and two-time NBA Finals MVP, and was also NBA scoring champion twice.

He famously scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors in 2006, the second-highest single-game total in NBA history.

He also won an Oscar for best short animated film in 2018 for Dear Basketball, a five-minute film based on a love letter to the sport he had written in 2015.

He leaves three other daughters, Natalia, Bianca and Capri, and his wife, Vanessa.

Source: BBC

ShareTweetSend
Previous Post

Parliament begins fourth and final session today

Next Post

I will continue Bryant legacy – James

Related Posts

Kudjoe Fianoo
Sports

GHALCA elections: Full list of winners

2021-01-21
Video: Hearts of Oak intensify training ahead of Berekum Chelsea showdown
Sports

Video: Hearts of Oak intensify training ahead of Berekum Chelsea showdown

2021-01-21
GFA to close down venues where clubs flout Covid-19 Safety Protocols
Sports

GFA to close down venues where clubs flout Covid-19 Safety Protocols

2021-01-21
Paul Pogba stars as Manchester United reclaim top spot
Sports

Paul Pogba stars as Manchester United reclaim top spot

2021-01-21
St. Pölten Sports Director on cloud nine after signing Ghanaian forward Samuel Tetteh
Sports

St. Pölten Sports Director on cloud nine after signing Ghanaian forward Samuel Tetteh

2021-01-20
Barca to appeal Messi’s two-match ban
Sports

Barca to appeal Messi’s two-match ban

2021-01-20
Next Post
LeBron James came up against LA Lakers legend Kobe Bryant while playing for Cleveland Cavaliers

I will continue Bryant legacy - James

Ashleigh Barty sealed her place in the last four with an ace

Ashleigh Barty advances to Australian Open semi-finals after beating Petra Kvitova

ADVERTISEMENT

TRENDING NEWS IN GHANA

Video: Hearts of Oak intensify training ahead of Berekum Chelsea showdown

Video: Hearts of Oak intensify training ahead of Berekum Chelsea showdown

2021-01-21
NPP’s Dr Amoako Tuffour has died

NPP’s Dr Amoako Tuffour has died

2021-01-21
GFA to close down venues where clubs flout Covid-19 Safety Protocols

GFA to close down venues where clubs flout Covid-19 Safety Protocols

2021-01-21
Paul Pogba stars as Manchester United reclaim top spot

Paul Pogba stars as Manchester United reclaim top spot

2021-01-21
President-elect Joe Biden arrives with his wife Jill Biden for his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2021. — Reuters

Joe Biden sworn in as 46th US president

2021-01-20
Supreme Court

Check out the 5 issues set out by Supreme Court for determination of 2020 election petition

2021-01-20
St. Pölten Sports Director on cloud nine after signing Ghanaian forward Samuel Tetteh

St. Pölten Sports Director on cloud nine after signing Ghanaian forward Samuel Tetteh

2021-01-20
Adherence to coronavirus protocols in schools impressive – GES

Adherence to coronavirus protocols in schools impressive – GES

2021-01-20
Barca to appeal Messi’s two-match ban

Barca to appeal Messi’s two-match ban

2021-01-20
Leicester City scrape past lacklustre Chelsea to move top of league

Leicester City scrape past lacklustre Chelsea to move top of league

2021-01-20
ADVERTISEMENT

Must Reads

St. Pölten Sports Director on cloud nine after signing Ghanaian forward Samuel Tetteh

Adherence to coronavirus protocols in schools impressive – GES

Barca to appeal Messi’s two-match ban

Leicester City scrape past lacklustre Chelsea to move top of league

Public schools can close their schools whilst we continue with our work – Mr Enoch Gyetuah revealed

Assembly Members of Weija-Gbawe Municipal endorse MCE; appeals to the President to retain him

About

A Prime Network Limited Website.

Follow us

Categories

  • entertainment
  • general news
  • Ghana
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Uncategorized
No Result
View All Result
  • HomePage
  • Ghana News
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Sports

©2015 - 2020 Primenews.com.gh

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.