AC Milan and its fans paid tribute to Kobe Bryant with lights and applause before and during Tuesday’s Italian Cup game against Torino at the San Siro stadium. In the 24th minute, fans around the stadium stood to applaud in tribute to Bryant, who wore No. Fans also displayed a banner which read “Rest in peace Kobe and Gianna forever together.”AC Milan beat Torino 4-2 after extra time. That was the best thing he gave to sport and to basketball in particular.”An AC Milan supporter wearing a Kobe Bryant jersey. AdvertisementIn loving memory of a true legend: Kobe Bryant ❤ pic.twitter.com/4Ysb6FhZeQ — AC Milan (@acmilan) January 27, 2020“Watching (Ruud) Gullit, (Frank) Rijkaard, (Marco) Van Basten and (Paolo) Maldini was always a dream for me,” Bryant said in Italian, wearing a Milan jersey.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 29, 2020 00:56 UTC