Statue of Chick Hearn, Bronze sculpture at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, US.
The Statue of Chick Hearn is a bronze and steel sculpture by Julie Rotblatt Amrany and Omri Amrany outside Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. It shows the broadcaster from the chest up in a suit jacket and a headset with a microphone boom, his right hand raised with fingers spread. A gold-colored emblem reading "LOS ANGELES" above "LAKERS" marks the front of the brown pedestal.
The bronze and steel sculpture by Julie Rotblatt Amrany and Omri Amrany was unveiled in 2010 outside Crypto.com Arena, honoring Chick Hearn, the Lakers broadcaster from 1965 to 2001. An empty chair beside the figure lets visitors sit for a photograph.
An empty chair beside the figure lets visitors sit next to Hearn for a photograph, as if sharing his broadcast position. The bronze shows him in a suit jacket and headset, right hand raised with fingers spread, left hand holding a small object at his waist. The pedestal carries a raised gold emblem reading "LOS ANGELES" above "LAKERS".
The sculpture is located just outside the main entrance of Crypto.com Arena and is easy to find when visiting the stadium. The site sits in the heart of Los Angeles's sports district, where several other monuments can be visited nearby.
The bronze figure wears a headset with a microphone boom on his left cheek, one hand raised with fingers spread as if calling a play. On the pedestal's front, a gold emblem reads "LOS ANGELES" above "LAKERS". An empty chair beside the statue lets visitors sit for a photo.
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