EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers will honor former coach Pat Riley with a statue outside their downtown arena.

Legendary Lakers coach Phil Jackson might get immortalized through a statue outside Crypto Arena, after Pat Riley gets his own statue.

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly planning to construct a statue of Phil Jackson after they do so for Pat Riley.

The 79-year-old Riley was an assistant with the Lakers from 1979 to 1981 under Paul Westhead. Los Angeles won a championship in 1980, then Riley took over as head coach when Westhead was fired in November of 1981. The Lakers won a championship that season and would win three more with Riley in charge.

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra shares how he feels about team president Pat Riley getting a statue with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Magic Johnson and other Showtime Los Angeles Lakers legends joined Jeanie Buss to tell Pat Riley that he would be honored with a statue.

After the Los Angeles Lakers announced a new statue honoring legendary head coach Pat Riley, another coach is expected to get a statue outside of

Following the announcement of a Pat Riley statue, the Lakers are reportedly expected to do the same with another coaching great in Phil Jackson.