African artist does amazing Kobe Bryant painting with basketball hoop

- Senegalese painter Bou Bou has gone viral for his stunning portrait of basketball legend Kobe Bryant

- Bou Bou did the portrait using a basketball hoop and painted the picture upside down

- The artist is renowned for his paintings using non-traditional materials

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.

Twitter user Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) shared the video and its gone viral, being viewed nearly 2 million times.

Legit.ng noted the reaction and while there was a degree of skepticism, most appreciated the wonderful talent on display.

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Captain SafeTake (@PardonMyBurner) said,

"Some people are so talented it’s crazy. But don’t show off just paint it with a paint brush."

Robin L (@RobinLuvsDisney) responded,

"No. It’s more personal and fitting to use the tools of the person being painted and honored. I bet he could do Tom Brady’s with a football. Anyone can paint with a brush."

OK Boomer (@RandomTodd1) shared a controversial perspective:

"It’s sad when you have to use someone else’s death to promote yourself."

Lovely.

Just recently, Legit.ng reported that Grammy nominated Nigerian singer, Burna Boy, took to his social media page to pay a tribute to Kobe Bryant.

According to him, if he did not end up singing, he would have played basketball because of Kobe Bryant.

Legit.ng also reported that Nigerian comedian, Bovi, also seemed to have been terribly hurt by the news of Kobe Bryant's death as he noted that the deceased sportsman had an influence on his life during his formative years.

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Bovi took to his official page on the photo-sharing app, Instagram, with a photo of Bryant accompanied with a short caption.

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