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Sports News of Monday, 24 February 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

VIDEO: See Beyoncé's emotional performance at Kobe Bryant's memorial service

Beyonce sings 'XO' at Kobe and Gianna's memorial service play videoBeyonce sings 'XO' at Kobe and Gianna's memorial service

World-famous singer, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, shut down the Staples Center during Monday night's memorial held to honour late NBA star, Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna.

Kobe, 41, and Gianna, 13 died in a helicopter crash that also claimed the lives of seven other people.

Bryant and his daughter were laid to rest in a cemetery in Southern California on February 7.

Beyonce, who is a friend of the family sang one of Kobe's favourite songs, her single titled 'XO' in front of thousands of fans present at the memorial service.

The date, 2/24, is symbolic. Bryant wore the number 24 in the latter part of his NBA career, while Gianna wore the number 2 for her youth basketball teams.

"#2, #24 #20 years as a Laker and the amount of years Kob and I were together," Vanessa Bryant, Kobe's wife and Gianna's mother, announced on Instagram.[CNN]

"I'm here because I love Kobe and this was one of his favourite songs, so I wanna start that over but I want us to do it all together and I want us to do it so loud they hear your love", she said as she restarted the song.