Kobe Bryant death: Beaver County's Yazid Powell scores exactly 81 points in Mamba's honour

Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Bryant and seven ors were killed in a tragic helicopter crash on Sunday. group of 9 were heed to one of Gianna's basketball games when helicopter crashed. NBA world poured in ir condolences for Bryant's family. Teams and players also houred victims in different ways. 

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Kobe Bryant death: Beaver County's Yazid Powell scored 81 points in Mamba's hour

Beaver County's freshman guard Yazid Powell scored 81 points during his school's 147-61 win against Butler County Community. College as a tribute to his favourite player Kobe Bryant on Tuesday. Yazid Powell also switched his jersey number from . 1 to . 24 and shared news on Twitter. In his tweet, Yazid Powell thanked his teammates and coaches as y helped him achieve goal. 

According to ESPN, Yazid Powell also missed his final free throw to remain at 81. Bryant scored 81 points during Lakers vs Raptors game in 2006. y are second-most points scored in NBA after Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points in 1962. 

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Kobe Bryant death: Laker legend's NBA career

Kobe Bryant played with Lakers for two deces, starting as an 18-year-old rookie in 1996. Bryant retired in 2016, third on all-time NBA scoring list. He h five NBA championships to his name, winning NBA MVP award in 2008. Bryant h a career aver of 25 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. Kobe Bryant even paired up with LeBron James for Olympics, winning country two gold medals in 2008 and 2012 respectively. 

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Kobe Bryant death: Mamba Sports Acemy is based on  Mamba mentality

Mamba Sports Acemy is a facility formed by Kobe Bryant to help people activate and unlock ir fullest potential. acemy was formed in 2018 and uses Kobe Bryant's mentality as one of its objectives. Mamba Sports Acemy operates three distinct business units – Sport-specific physical training acemies, a sports-focused venture lab and a charitable foundation called Mamba Sports Foundation.

Kobe Bryant death: world pays tribute to Black Mamba

Kobe Bryant fans gared around Staples Center, where Grammys were being held. Players like LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Magic Johnson spoke about Black Mamba, remembering everything that y learnt from m. San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors stopped ir game to hour Kobe Bryant, committing a violation on 24 seconds. 24 was Bryant's jersey number for second half of his career. 

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