{"id":458802,"date":"2023-09-11T13:20:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T09:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=458802"},"modified":"2023-09-11T13:27:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T09:27:55","slug":"djokovic-pays-tribute-to-kobe-bryant-after-us-open-title","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/djokovic-pays-tribute-to-kobe-bryant-after-us-open-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Djokovic pays tribute to Kobe Bryant after US Open title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic paid tribute to the late Kobe Bryant after winning the US Open final against Daniil Medvedev.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately after the end of the match, the Serbian put on a shirt with a photo of Djokovic and Bryant on the front. They were good friends. In addition, it was the 24th Grand Slam title for the Serbian, and for most of his great career, the &#8220;Black Mamba&#8221; played with this number.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Djokovic with a tribute to Kobe after his record breaking 24th Grand Slam \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b\ud83c\udfbe <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PwBjOdbQhV\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/PwBjOdbQhV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LakeShowYo\/status\/1701019226402853292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bryant lost his life in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020. In addition to him, 8 other people died, including the basketball player&#8217;s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. Djokovic has always said that Bryant was one of his heroes and a close friend and his mentality was inspirational for him on the tennis court.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Novak Djokovic kind words for Kobe Bryant at US Open:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKobe was a close friend. We chatted a lot about a winner\u2019s mentality when I was struggling with injury, trying to make my comeback. He was 1 of the people I rely on the most.. he was always there for advice. What happened\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1F8nFU2npm\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/1F8nFU2npm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTennisLetter\/status\/1701026544184164453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic paid tribute to the late Kobe Bryant after winning the US Open final against Daniil Medvedev. 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