| Statue of Bob Miller | |
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 The sculpture in 2022 | |
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| Subject | Bob Miller |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 34°2′37.2″N118°15′59.3″W / 34.043667°N 118.266472°W | |
A statue of sportscaster Bob Miller by artists Julie Rotblatt Amrany and Omri Amrany is installed outside Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena, in the U.S. state of California. [1] He was the Los Angeles Kings' longtime broadcaster from 1973 to 2017. The sculpture was unveiled in 2018. [2] [3] [4]
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