TRIBUTE: African Artist Paints Kobe Bryant With Basketball Hoop [VIDEO]

Tributes have been coming in, thick and fast, for the late basketball icon, Kobe Bryant. Many iconic photos have been shared, but Senegalese painter Bou Bou has taken things to the next level.

The African artist is renowned for his paintings using unconventional materials and this time used a basketball hoop to draw a portrait of Bryant. In a time lapse video, the artist can be seen doing the amazing portrait upside down.

Despite not using an actual paintbrush, the portrait displays incredible detail.

Watch video below;

Senegalese painter Bou Bou, who paints with non traditional materials, paints Kobe with a basketball hoop… pic.twitter.com/z5iPP3JKXZ

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) January 27, 2020