Luka Dončić could also be new to Los Angeles, however he’s already performing like a neighborhood.
The Lakers’ latest star stepped in to cowl the total value of restoring a mural of Kobe and Gigi Bryant that was recently defaced in downtown L.A. On Tuesday, in line with The Guardian, Dončić donated $5,000 to a GoFundMe arrange by artist Louie Palsino, who painted the piece Mambas Perpetually at 14th and Essential Streets.
“It was at all times vital to provide again to the neighborhood,” Dončić stated. “They gave me a lot, so I simply wish to give again.”
The Slovenian guard arrived in a blockbuster trade 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 sport 5 on Wednesday evening.
Bryant, a five-time champion and the Lakers’ all-time main scorer, stays a mythic determine within the metropolis. For the reason that helicopter crash that killed him and his daughter Gigi in 2020, murals honoring the pair have turn out to be a staple of the Southern California streetscape—none extra beloved than the one Dončić simply helped save.
