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The 'House of Kobe': Basketball-mad Philippines mourns NBA legend

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A city in the Philippines on Sunday inaugurated a new community centre and court named in honour of Kobe Bryant - just hours before news broke of the NBA legend's death. Locals in the basketball-mad country had hoped that Bryant would one day set foot in what they called the "House of Kobe".

Added on the 28/01/2020 04:47:28 - Copyright : AFP EN

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