Kobe Bryant, 41-year-old NBA legend and a role model for young generation of NBA fans, sports industry tragically lost his life, along with eight others, after it was confirmed that there were no survivors in helicopter crash at Los Angeles.
Kobe Bryant was an undisputed legend in sport, not just basketball, and the news of his death has affected people worldwide. And his impact on the world has been felt and seen on social media, where tributes have poured in from every corner of the globe. Not least in England, where a number of Premier League stars have paid homage to The Black Mamba.
Throughout the two decades that Kobe Bryant played in the NBA, he was only ever associated with the Los Angeles Lakers. It also turned out that Kobe Bryant was also a Spurs fan. Not the San Antonio Spurs, but Tottenham Hotspur, the English soccer team playing in the Premier League, commonly called Spurs. Kobe Bryant used to visit Wembley Stadium to cheer Tottenham with memorable one being 4-1 victory over Liverpool. Tottenham gave Bryant a Spurs jersey with the number 24 on the back after the match, presented by the club’s own star player, Harry Kane.
Kobe Bryant said “Yes, it’s in my blood. My dad grew up across the park from White Hart Lane, my grand dad was also a Spurs fan and when you are born into that, it’s just a way of life.”
Of course, for the Los Angeles Lakers legend there was room for just one sport in his professional life and Bryant’s love for basketball — fostered by his father, Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, himself a pro player — eventually carried him into a stellar NBA career that will one day see him in basketball’s Hall of Fame.
But thanks to Bryant’s early time spent living in Italy, his passion for soccer took root and remained until his last day. It’s hard to say that and we on behalf of premier league fans and premier league museum would like to wish deep condolences to his family.
As the least that premier league museum can do to make the legend Kobe Bryant eternal in our memories, below twitter section will always remain running in Kobe Bryant’s memory..
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Happy Birthday Gareth Barry!
#HappyBirthday #GarethBarry #PremierLeague
The Premier League's 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 appearance-maker turns 4️⃣0️⃣ today
Happy birthday #GarethBarry 🎂🎂
#Everton #ManCity #AVFC #UTV #wba
I had the pleasure of making this cake for #GarethBarry
Highlight of my baking career so far 🎂🏏💚
Happy 40th Birthday 🥳
Congratulations on your amazing career!! So lucky to have been able to call you a team mate and a friend #GarethBarry 💙
One of the best. What a player. An absolute pleasure to play with. Happy retirement G! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 #garethbarry #avfc
Was privileged to be at Gareth Barry’s Villa debut at Hillsborough. He showed all the class and ability I that day that would become the norm for his entire career. One of the best Villa players of the modern era. A truly great player. #GarethBarry #avfc
What a career. Happy retirement👏🏻👏🏻✨ #avfc #garethbarry
I used to love photographing this wonderful human, happy birthday Gareth 💙
#mancity #garethbarry
Great having @chazaustin10 @samjohnstone50 @phillips_matty #GarethBarry from @WBA visit our children’s wards @SWBHnhs and spread some Christmas cheer to our youngest patients! #Christmas2019 #football #upthebaggies
Playonpro is proud to welcome West Brom defender Gareth Barry as our newest ambassador. He is the player with the highest number of appearances in the Premier League #GarethBarry #WBA #AV #MCFC #Everton #England #EPL #playonofficial #playonpro #strongertogether
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#WestBrom #GarethBarry #WBA
#GarethBarry 👏🏼⚽️💙
@PJags06 & Baines tribute.
What a player! ..Total professional 👌🏼
Was gutted when he left 😔
http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2017/09/25/blues%20duo%20salute%20record%20breaker%20barry
What a player!👌🏼⚽️💙
Ultimate professional. 💙
#GarethBarry 👏🏼⚽️💙
Wish he'd have broken the record with us! Was gutted when he left! 😔 https://twitter.com/everton/status/912376658052751360
Congratulations to our #Football Academy patron #GarethBarry, for his @premierleague appearances record.
Continuing to move the game forward @KingJames. Much respect my brother 💪🏾 #33644
I took the ass whooping for guys to be WHO THEY REALLY ARE! These stories are straight out the vault. Straight up. This the real me!!! @playerstribune
🎥: http://playerstribu.ne/AllenIverson
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Welcome to retirement @Alanabeard20 well deserved after an amazing career 🙌🏾
One of the greatest defenders & fiercest competitors to ever play the game. I still remember that bow you wore in your hair at Duke as you dominated the ACC & the country effortlessly on both ends. You persevered to win WNBA D POY awards you deserved. We salute you @Alanabeard20!
The best way to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is to ensure kids understand his purpose, message and impact so that they can carry it forward. This is a great way to start teaching them. #MLKDay
Speak it into existence! @MatthewACherry 🗣🗣🗣 #MoreThanAnAthlete
.@MichaelB4Jordan on @IamJamieFoxx, @KobeBryant and #JustMercy…
Hailey Van Lith just dropped 35 IN FRONT OF KOBE 🐍 @haileyvll @kobebryant
Kobe Bryant on coaching his daughters youth team🗣
“We could win more games if we micro managed & called more plays”
“We sit back, let them process & figure things out”
“We are playing the long game of them becoming the best basketball players they can be”
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#RealDevelopment
PHILLY! @JustMercyFilm is a powerful film starring my friends @michaelb4jordan, @iamjamiefoxx, @OsheaJacksonJr & @brielarson. Everyone should absorb its msg, so I bought out the @regalmovies UA Riverview Plaza on Sat. Jan 11 @ 1pm. Claim ur ticket here - http://www.wbtickets.com/JustMercyKobeBryant
Picked you up and then you dropped a 3 on us haha great job this weekend kiddo 🙌🏾
All love my brother 🙏🏾 #beatcancer #NeverGiveUp
The game changed in so many ways under David Stern’s leadership and vision. He demanded the best of everyone because he gave it himself. #Respect Thank you Commissioner. RIP 🙏🏾
Doesn’t matter if you’re WNBA ROY, National HS POY or one of the top 8th graders, the expectation of detail remains the same‼️ The future of the women’s game is in great hands! @azzi_35 @PHEEsespieces @DJSackmann @kobebryant
Rookie of the Year @PHEEsespieces putting in the work this offseason with Gigi Bryant! #SheGotGame 👏
📽️: @kobebryant