Sancho pays tribute to Kobe Bryant by signalling No.24 in goal celebration

Jadon Sancho paid tribute to basketball legend Kobe Bryant with his goal celebration on Saturday afternoon.

Bryant lost his life in a helicopter crash last Sunday, which also claimed the lives of eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna.

And after Sancho opened the scoring for Borussia Dortmund in their Bundesliga match against Union Berlin he dedicated his goal to Bryant.

The 19-year-old signalled the No 24 with his fingers; the number Bryant wore on his Los Angeles Lakers jersey.

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LaLiga sides Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid also paid tribute to Bryant as they observed a minute's silence in remembrance of him before their encounter on Saturday afternoon.

The NBA icon was traveling in his private helicopter when it crashed in Calabasas, California last weekend