Street artists pay tribute to Kobe Bryant on first anniversary of his death
By AFP
25 January 2021 |
2:53 pm
In Los Angeles, murals are painted in tribute to basketball legend Kobe Bryant, who died a year ago with his daughter, Gianna Bryant, in a helicopter crash in California.
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