Lakers star Luka Dončić donated the entire amount requested on a GoFundMe drive to restore a vandalized mural in downtown Los Angeles that was created as a tribute to the team’s late Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant.
The mural located on Main Street near West 14th Street was created by artist Louie “Sloe” Motion shortly after Kobe, Gigi and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash in January 2020.
Video recorded Tuesday morning showed graffiti spray-painted over most of the mural, which had shown the Hall of Fame basketball star kissing his smiling daughter on her head.
It is unclear exactly when the mural was vandalized or who was responsible
A GoFundMe requesting $5,000 had been started to raise funds to help restore the iconic mural.
Later Tuesday morning, GoFundMe Communications Manager Alexandra White reached out to KTLA to say that Dončić had donated the full amount.
“I saw your news coverage of the vandalism of the Kobe and Gianna Bryant mural in downtown LA. Reaching out to share that Laker Luka Doncic has donated the $5,000 needed to help the mural fundraiser reach its goal!!” White stated in an email.
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Ooooh. I get it now. Nico traded him to get the mural fixed.
And people still think Luka is going to leave LA…
My superstar ❤️
If I remember correctly, Luka was Gianna’s favourite player to watch. sweet gesture.
And Luka is no longer eligible to make supermax money, once again thanks to Nico.
But can he beat Anthony Edwards without a single big man on his roster?
Why the hell would someone vandalize a mural of kobe and gigi?
Good for him.. I was worried he was going to spend his money at Wing Stop buying 100 chicken tenders each night
Unfortunately, those same thugs are going to tag over it again.
You’d think Kobe super-fan Nico Harrison would have made the donation himself
Please also donate the max amount on a bounty to catch this person.
Defense not only wins championships, it protects Murals
It is sad to see people troll Luka… Many people could donate, especially in rich LA, but no one did… It is not about who can,but who did!
Luka we don’t deserve you 💜
Man who in LA would even tag that mural that’s a crazy person
When is Nico going to donate ?
Good Guy Luka (TM)
Fire Nico
Who the hell vandalized that mural? His ass would not be safe on these L.A. streets.
Very cool of Luka.
Now I’m just waiting on the 50k fine from the NBA for him cursing out a fan in MN, just like Ant did.
Restoring a mural does not need 5k dawg cmon
5k to him is like 10-15 bucks for someone with a decent 6 figure salary. Not saying it wasn’t kind, but hardly seems newsworthy.
Whenever I see GoFundMe’s now… I keep think about that CM Punk hater ass comment about how he’d never be a “guy that puts his name on GoFundMe donations for everyone to see.” lmao.
Real talk – vandalizing a Kobe mural in LA is asking to get your ass kicked in every neighborhood. Why would anyone do this?
Fuck Nico! Fire him. Sell the team.
As long as the GoFundMe wasn’t made by the person who did the graffiti in the first place…
Seriously though, how big of a piece of shit do you have to be to graffiti that mural.
I still can’t believe it has already been 5 years 🙁
He also donated half a million dollars to the LA wildfire recovery fund when he first arrived in LA.
[This is my homie’s mural! He does amazing work. Made ones of Nipsey, Nate Dogg, Kendrick, etc. Check out his page.](https://www.instagram.com/sloe_motions?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==)
HE STAY
Lowkey Luka just scrolls Gofundme looking for sports causes to donate to. The only way anyone knows it’s him is because he uses his own gofundme account. lol
I am happy Luka did this, but who in LA thought this was a good idea needs to be tased in the dick.
Way to go Luka! You paid for a a mural of an unrepentant rapist, who gave no fucks and never apologized. Fuck Kobe.
this will have 2,000 comments and people wonder why ESPN covers what it does lmao
everybody downvote this dumb shit
It’ll just be vandalized again within a month. LA citizens don’t give af. They vandalize EVERY mural. Nipsey, Kendrick, Kobe…
Good on Luka. He loved both Kobe and Gigi.
Fuck Nico lmao
Guy made it personal cause Luka can’t play defense
Pretty easy way to get LA to love him forever