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A mural dedicated to the deceased Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, in the center of Los Angele, vandalized was a few days before the city exploded for riots over the Trump administration’s illegal immigration attack.
The “Mambas Forever” artwork showed the deceased Bryant -Family members who embraced each other. White spray paint was used to put down the piece, according to Fox 11 Los Angeles.
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James Ewing, co-owner of Jimmy Jam T-shirts, looks at a vandalized mural by Kobe and Gianna Bryant on the side of Jimmy Jam T-shirts in Los Angeles on June 4, 2025. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
The mural is located in the fashion district in the center of Los Angeles, about 20 miles from Paramount, where the rebellions have taken place for several days.
The artwork had just been restored on May 30 after it was originally startled in April. Lakers star Luka Doncic helped pay for the mural restoration at that time.
It took weeks before the mural was restored. Artist Louise Palsino celebrated the restoration just a few days ago in a post on Instagram.
“Fully restored Kobe and Gigi Mural everyone thanks to @lukadoncic and everyone who donated to go find me,” he wrote. “It’s great how a bad situation can bring so many people together to bring something back bigger. There were so many people who had emerged to help and it was much appreciated. I really felt Los Angele’s love on this one.”
No suspects have been named. It is unclear whether the mural will be restored for the second time.
White Spray paint Perbs the mural in Los Angeles. The same mural was just restored in late May after it was vandalized in April. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Bryant, a NBA superstar who spent his 20-year-old career with Los Angeles Lakers, and his daughter was killed in a helicopter accident in Calabasas in January 2020.
