MELBOURNE, Jan 27 — Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic led the tennis world in mourning for “mentor” Kobe Bryant today after Melbourne Park awoke to the news that the NBA great had died in a helicopter crash along with his daughter and seven others. Djokovic had spoken fondly of his...
A mourner holds up a lit candle in Microsoft Square near the Staples Centre to pay respects to Kobe Bryant after a helicopter crash killed the retired basketball star, in Los Angeles January 26, 2020. — Reuters pic
“My heart truly mourns over the news today. Kobe was a great mentor and friend to me,” the Serbian wrote. Djokovic’s great rival Rafa Nadal also joined a cavalcade of top players in expressing his condolences, declaring his “shock” at the news of the death in California of one of the NBA’s all-time greatest players.
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