Philadelphia Eagles honor Kobe Bryant with practice facility mural

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FILE — Injured guard Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers wears an NFL jersey of quarterback Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles during a game against the San Antonio Spurs on February 3, 2005.  (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) 

The Philadelphia Eagles have paid tribute to the late Kobe Bryant with a mural featuring the former NBA great’s “10 rules” on a wall at their practice facility.

Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery shared a photo of the mural on Instagram, which showed images of Bryant from his days in Lower Merion and Los Angeles, as well as one in an Eagles uniform, with “Kobe’s 10 Rules” painted in the middle.

Bryant, a five-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, was born in Philadelphia and grew up an Eagles fan.

One of the most dominant players in NBA history, he was killed along with his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash in January.

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