11月20日訊 熱火籃球運(yùn)營(yíng)總裁帕特-萊利今日就雕像一事發(fā)布聲明：

“來(lái)到球隊(duì)之初，板萊我曾說(shuō)過(guò)：千里之行，置信珍妮族授始于足下。感謝個(gè)巴至于旅途將把我們帶向何處，和整那取決于我們自己。予榮譽(yù)而這次旅程帶領(lǐng)我們與‘Showtime湖人’一起在80年代贏得了五個(gè)總冠軍。流言利難這是板萊一次不可思議的旅程，而它最終以一座雕像的置信珍妮族授到來(lái)作為結(jié)束，這讓我感到難以置信。感謝個(gè)巴我想感謝珍妮和整個(gè)巴斯家族授予我這一榮譽(yù)。和整”

“One of my first messages to the team was ‘The 予榮譽(yù)journey of a thousand miles starts with our first step. Where it takes you, is up to us.’ And it took us to five championships in the 80’s with the Showtime Lakers. It was a hell of a journey and the fact that it’s ending up with the arrival of a statue is mind blowing to me. I’d like to thank Jeanie and the entire Buss family for this honor.”