As people around the globe continue to mourn the unexpecteddeathofKobe Bryantand his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant, fans are looking to the NBA to change its iconic logo to honor the late Los Angeles Lakers legend.
“With the untimely and unexpected passing of the great Kobe Bryant please sign this petition in an attempt to immortalize him forever as the new NBA Logo,” theChange.org petitionreads.
Kobe Bryant.Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty
In just two days, the petition has drawn more than 1.6 million signatures, which the creator of the petition, Nick M., said he “didn’t expect” when he first launched the page.
“The support on this petition has been out of this WORLD. I want to deeply thank everybody who contributed through signing and donating to the petition. When I started this I didn’t expect much to come out of it my goal was 100 signatures at best,” Nick wrote.
He continued, “I hope with our effort that our dream does come true and we are able to see Kobe Bryant engraved into the NBA Logo. Let’s continue to spread this petition out!”
Tons of fans agreed with the change and shared the updated logo on social media, including NBA greats Jamal Crawford and Larry Nance Jr.
“Kobe has to be the new NBA logo…..,” Crawford wrote Sunday.
Nance Jr. shared Crawford’spost, adding, “All in for this.”
Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz alsochimed inwriting, “Dear @NBA, I think it’s time we change your logo #MambaForever.”
Stars likeJustin Bieberalso supported the change. The singer shared an Instagram post on Monday featuring a Kobe-inspired NBA logo with the caption “#changethelogo.”
Kobe and Gianna were two of nine victims who perished in a deadly helicopter crash on Sunday in Calabasas.
The former NBA player and the teenager were on their way to ayouth basketball gamein Thousand Oaks with seven others when thehelicoptercrashed amid foggy conditions and burst into flames.
Sarah Chester and her daughter, eighth-grader Payton, the head basketball coach at Orange Coast College John Altobelli, his wife Keri and daughter Alyssa, girls basketball coach Christina Mauser andpilot Ara Zobayanwere also on the aircraft during the incident. There were no survivors.
source: people.com
