{"id":367152,"date":"2023-09-11T01:36:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T01:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/09\/11\/watch-novak-djokovic-pays-tribute-to-late-kobe-bryant-after-us-open-win-tennis-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T01:36:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T01:36:44","slug":"watch-novak-djokovic-pays-tribute-to-late-kobe-bryant-after-us-open-win-tennis-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/09\/11\/watch-novak-djokovic-pays-tribute-to-late-kobe-bryant-after-us-open-win-tennis-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Novak Djokovic pays tribute to late Kobe Bryant after US Open win | Tennis News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Novak Djokovic paid tribute to late basketball star <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kobe-bryant\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Kobe Bryant-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kobe-bryant\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kobe Bryant<\/a> after winning his fourth <!-- -->US Open<!-- --> and a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title on Sunday.<br \/>The 36-year-old Serbian wore a &#8216;Mamba Forever&#8217; shirt with an image of him next to Bryant during the trophy presentation. The T-shirt&#8217;s back had 24 written on it, indicating the jersey number worn by the Los Angeles Lakers icon during his NBA career.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic said Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash three years ago, had helped him through some of the most challenging times of his career.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW\">\n<div class=\"undefined PjEF6 video_blk \" style=\"background:\">\n<div class=\"CjhYO\" data-ga=\"video-inline-user_initiated|msid_103563378-video_103564871\" data-setgacategory=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US Open: Novak Djokovic beats Medvedev in straight sets in final, wins his 24th Grand Slam title\" msid=\"103564871\" imgsize=\"103564871\" imageclassname=\"undefined CjhYO\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" title=\"US Open: Novak Djokovic beats Medvedev in straight sets in final, wins his 24th Grand Slam title\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\"\/><i class=\"HGiJo\"\/><\/div>\n<p>03:16<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"efT4r\">US Open: Novak Djokovic beats Medvedev in straight sets in final, wins his 24th Grand Slam title<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t share it with anybody. Kobe was a close friend of mine, we chatted a lot, about the winner&#8217;s mentality. When I was struggling with injury and trying to work my way back to the top of the game, he was one of the people I relied on the most. He was always there for support in the most friendly way,&#8221; Djokovic said.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"new MOST MEN\u2019S GRAND SLAM SINGLES TITLES2\" msid=\"103567507\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-103567507,width-600,resizemode-4\/103567507.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;His passing hurt me deeply and 24 is the jersey he wore at Lakers so I thought it would be nice symbolic thing to acknowledge him,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"djokovic\" msid=\"103564705\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-103564705,width-600,resizemode-4\/103564705.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 (7\/5), 6-3 to clinch his fourth US Open crown.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"tennis player as a hero\" msid=\"103564718\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-103564718,width-600,resizemode-4\/103564718.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/jarvis.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/tennis\/us-open\/djokovic-pays-tribute-to-late-basketball-star-kobe-bryant-after-us-open-win\/articleshow\/103563378.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Novak Djokovic paid tribute to late basketball star Kobe Bryant after winning his fourth US Open and a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title on Sunday.The 36-year-old Serbian wore a &#8216;Mamba Forever&#8217; shirt with an image of him next to Bryant during the trophy presentation. 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