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US football player ‘dunks’ ball through goalpost in tribute to Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant's death sent shockwaves throughout the entire sports world, and athletes from other sports have been showing their love for the late icon.
On Monday, two members of the Green Bay Packers paid tribute on a football field during the NFA Pro Bowl.
After scoring a touchdown, Davante Adams held up two fingers and then four fingers, then gestured up at the sky. One of Bryant's jersey numbers was 24.
He also "dunked" the football through the massive goalpost at the end of the field.
2??4??@tae15adams pays tribute to Kobe Bryant after his #ProBowl touchdown. pic.twitter.com/Vj9OE84Y72
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) January 26, 2020
"I've always been able to dunk a little bit, I'm a big basketball guy, so Kobe always meant something special to me...had to give my shoutout to 2-4 [and] do a 360 on the goalpost for him as well," Adams said in an interview on the field.
Another Packer, Za'Darius Smith, led his colleagues in a basketball maneuver after a play.
"Kobe always meant something special to me."@tae15adams & @TheRealZSmith both honored Kobe Bryant in the #ProBowl. pic.twitter.com/3qQkI3hVfX
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) January 26, 2020
"We were like, this is what we're gonna do. We're gonna do two steps, and then we're gonna do the fadeaway for him, so for everybody to participate as a team, I hope that touched a lot of people in a special way," Smith said in the same interview.
Bryant, who played for the Los Angeles Lakers for his entire professional career, was killed in a helicopter crash that also claimed the lives of eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. — BM, GMA News
