On the cover, he’s wearing his famed number 24 jersey and holding a basketball in his right hand.
The magazine that it will memorialize the late basketball player with a commemorative cover which will be published on Friday.
This is coming as the world continues to mourn the passing of Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Maria-Onores Bryant, and seven others who died in a plane crash on Sunday, 26 January.
They had been on their way to a basketball game where Gianna was going to play and Kobe was to coach.
Kobe was frequently involved in his daughter’s basketball life, often seen on the sidelines coaching his daughter. He also shared photos and videos of them together on basketball courts.
Since his passing, tributes have poured out from all over the world from world leaders like the Israeli Prime Minister, President Donald rump, former American President, Barack Obama.
Celebrities have also paid their respects to Kobe, but the saddest tributes have come from the sporting world, and especially from his former teammates including Lamar Odom and Lebron James, who was seen crying after alighting from a plane.
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