Vanessa Bryant Comments On Staples Center Name Change

Author Autumn Hawkins

November 18th, 2021 12:51 PM

Lakers fans got a surprise this week with the name of their stadium change to “Crypto.com Arena.”

According to CBSLA, it is one of the largest naming rights deals ever, estimated at $700 million.

Kobe Bryant played his entire 20-year NBA career with the Lakers from 1996 to 2016 and brought the franchise five NBA championships. The Staples Center was opened a couple of years after the start of his career in 1999.

Vanessa Bryant commented on the name change on Instagram Story, saying that it really should be: “Forever known as ‘The House That Kobe Built.'”

Needless to say, Kobe Bryant’s memory will always be attached to the success he brought to the stadium to make the arena what it is today.

10 Memorable Kobe Bryant Quotes To Live By

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  "Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise." -Kobe Bryant

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  "Winning takes precedence over all. There's no gray area. No almosts."

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  "I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot."
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  "People just don't understand how obsessed I am with winning."

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  "If you do not believe in yourself no one will do it for you."

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  "Not even in my dreams. That was something that just happened. It's tough to explain. It's just one of those things." — when he scored 81 points in a game
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  "I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you."

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  "Boos don't block dunks."

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  "The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do."
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  “I want to make sure the days that I’m away from them are days that I absolutely have to be. I’d rather be with them than doing anything else.”

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Author Autumn Hawkins

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