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

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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.

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