LOS ANGELES (AP) -A bronze statue of late Los Angeles Lakers announcer Chick Hearn has been unveiled outside Staples Center.
The 5,000-pound statue that stands nearly 16 feet tall went on display Tuesday before Game 2 of the Lakers’ playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
It joins other statues of hockey great Wayne Gretzky, former Laker Magic Johnson and boxer Oscar De La Hoya outside the arena. Fans will be able to pose for photos with the sculpture by sitting in an empty chair at the announcer’s table next to Hearn.
Several hundred fans joined former Lakers Byron Scott, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and general manager Mitch Kupchak to reminisce about Hearn, who was the voice of the team from 1961-2002.
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