A petition to alter the National Basketball Association logo to show an image of the late Kobe Bryant has amassed nearly 3 million signatures in just two days, CBS News reports.
Last Sunday, Bryant and eight others, including his daughter, Gianna, were killed in a helicopter crash in California. Sixteen-year-old Canadian fan Nikyar Moghtader created the petition to change the logo from the silhouette of NBA Hall of Fame player Jerry West, who mentored Bryant, to an image of the late player, to “commemorate him for all he’s done.”
Moghtader added, "What led me to make the petition was the fact that Kobe Bryant was a role model not only to me but to countless fans. I thought that making him the NBA logo would be an amazing way to immortalize him in the NBA forever."
The Change.org petition reached 2 million signatures after two days, far more than Moghtader was expecting. As of Wednesday afternoon, it’s reached 2.8 million with a goal of 3 million.
"My expectations were to get a mere 100 signatures, I didn't expect the amount of overwhelming support the amazing NBA and Kobe Bryant community has gave (sic),” he said.
"Considering his close friend Jerry West said he doesn't care to be the logo anymore so who better to pass the torch to then Kobe Bryant?" Moghtader said.
The NBA did not respond to CBS’ request for comment.
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