Antoine Griezmann pays tribute to Kobe Bryant after his tragic death ahead of Barcelona’s Copa del Rey clash with Leganes as he dons LA Lakers jersey with icon’s No 8 on it
- Basketball fan Griezmann paid tribute to the late NBA legend on Thursday
- Barcelona forward turned up at the Nou Camp in a Los Angeles Lakers jersey
- Bryant and his teenage daughter Gianna died in a helicopter crash on Sunday
Barcelona star Antoine Griezmann joined the tributes to Kobe Bryant ahead of Thursday’s Copa del Rey clash against Leganes.
The France international forward turned up at the Nou Camp in a Los Angeles Lakers jersey with Bryant’s name and the No 8 on the back, following the basketball legend’s tragic death last week.
And basketball fan Griezmann joined the sporting world in paying a classy tribute to the NBA legend.
Antoine Griezmann paid tribute to Kobe Bryant ahead of Barcelona’s Copa del Rey clash
Bryant and the couple’s second daughter Gianna died on Sunday when the helicopter they were flying in en route to the Mamba Sports Academy for a girl’s basketball tournament crashed in foggy weather on a hillside northwest of Los Angeles.
Gianna, 13, was a member of the Mamba team due to compete that day.
Her father, who retired from the National Basketball Association in 2016 after 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers, was the coach of his daughter’s team.
Shaquille O’Neal, David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Tiger Woods have been among those to pay tribute to the five-time NBA champion.
