Novak Djokovic honours Kobe Bryant by wearing SPECIAL 'KB' jacket with No 8 and 24: WATCH

Serbian tennis ace vak Djokovic defeated Cana's 32nd seed Milos Raonic in quarter-final of Australian Open 2020. During start and end of match, vak Djokovic was spotted wearing a green jacket with a heartfelt hom to late NBA legend Kobe Bryant.

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Before intense quarter-final encounter against Raonic, vak Djokovic was spotted wearing a green jacket with initials 'KB" stitched on outside. In dition to that, vak Djokovic paid tribute to five-time NBA champion by engraving 8 and 24 numbers on his jacket as well. In an interesting interview with ESPN just 24 hours before death of Kobe Bryant, vak Djokovic opened up about how Kobe Bryant h been a mentor for him. vak Djokovic explains how Kobe helped him mentally and emotionally come back from injuries and self-doubts and encourd him to believe in himself and his abilities.

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