PSL clubs pay tribute to Kobe Bryant

Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs, among other PSL clubs, have paid tribute to basketball legend Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash at the age of 41.

The former LA Lakers star was flying over California when a fire started and caused the helicopter to spiral and crash, according to TMZ.

Reports suggest that nobody on board survived with all five passengers tragically dying in the accident, including his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.

Former point guard Bryant played for the Los Angeles Lakers between 1996 and 2016 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional basketball players of all time, winning five NBA Championships. He was also an 18-time NBA All-Star and was crowned NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2008.

Among his accolades, the former Lakers point guard has also won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2018 as the executive producer of Dear Basketball. It was based on a letter Bryant wrote for the Players’ Tribune upon deciding to retire from the NBA following the 2015-16 season.

Here are some of the PSL club tributes the late Kobe Bryant:

Tonight the Amakhosi Family mourns the loss of a true Legend, RIP Kobe Bryant, we send our condolences to the Bryant family and the world of sport at large. We are shocked and sad to see such a phenomenal athlete leave us! #RespectToARealLegend @NBA @Lakers

— Kaizer Chiefs (@KaizerChiefs) January 26, 2020

The President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, the Board of Directors, Management Staff, Supporters of Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club and the entire Masundawana Family express their deepest condolences to the Bryant Family pic.twitter.com/wRZVQI29qf

— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) January 27, 2020

Rest easy Champ! #RIPKobe pic.twitter.com/dnWgWFlcqp

— AmaZulu FC (@AmaZuluFootball) January 26, 2020

Rest well, Champ #RIPKobe pic.twitter.com/Ctm71rWe6C

— Maritzburg United FC (@MaritzburgUtd) January 26, 2020

Tragic news, rest well Kobe and Gianna Bryant and to all the other members lost in the accident.

“Our role in life is too inspire others so that they are able to inspire more” Kobe ‘Mamba’ Bryant pic.twitter.com/s2fU6LItqF

— Ajax Cape Town (@ajaxcapetown) January 27, 2020