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Kobe Bryant Tribute To Light Up The Santa Monica Pier
The Santa Monica Pier will be bright with purple and gold to honor the late basketball legend Wednesday.
SANTA MONICA, CA — Come sunset Wednesday, the Santa Monica Pier will glow purple and gold for late basketball legend Kobe Bryant.
The Pacific Park Ferris wheel will shine with 174,000 LED lights spelling out "LA [loves] 24" and "LA [loves] 8" in honor of Kobe Bryant Day, celebrated the day after his birthday on Aug 24. The 24 also represents Bryant's famous jersey number.
The 90-foot Pacific Park Ferris wheel is the world's only solar powered Ferris wheel lighting system, creating a spectacle throughout Santa Monica. The wheel will show off a number of Bryant-related patterns and transitions.
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Can't make it to the pier? The light show will be live-streamed to this website.
Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant died on Jan. 26, 2020 in a helicopter crash along with his daughter Gianna and seven others.
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Tributes are sure to pop up across Southern California Wednesday to honor Bryant. Find local Kobe and Gianna Bryant murals using this website.
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