President Donald Trump introduced Thursday that the Nationwide Backyard of American Heroes might be getting statues of American sports activities legends.
Throughout a Black Historical past Month ceremony on the White Home, Trump revealed that late NBA star Kobe Bryant, late boxing star Muhammad Ali and late civil rights icon and MLB pioneer Jackie Robinson will all be represented with statues within the backyard.
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Late MLB icon Jackie Robinson (Hulton Archive/Getty Photos)
Along with the legendary athletes getting statues, Trump introduced a number of civil rights leaders in different fields, together with Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Billie Vacation, Aretha Franklin, Coretta Scott King and Frederick Douglass, may even get statues.Â
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Muhammad Ali trains on the heavy bag on the fifth Road Health club in Miami Seaside throughout his coaching for his world heavyweight title bout. (Larry Spitzer/The Courier-Journal-USA TODAY Sports activities)
The Nationwide Backyard of American Heroes was unveiled by Trump in 2020 and is devoted to celebrating heroic figures in American historical past.
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Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers adjusts his jersey through the NBA recreation in opposition to the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Heart on February 19, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns defeated the Lakers 102-90. Â (Christian Petersen/Getty Photos)
Situated on the grounds of the Nationwide Mall in Washington, D.C., the backyard is designed to rejoice heroes from all walks of life, with statues, busts, and plaques commemorating their immense contributions to the nation.
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